Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage
Removes existing packages from an image profile. The output of this cmdlet is an image profile object that you can pipe into any other cmdlet taking image profiles as input.You cannot modify an image profile if its ReadOnly property is true.ImageBuilder runs the modified image profile through all image profile validation tests. The modified image profile must have at least a boot kernel so that it can boot. You cannot remove a package if another package depends on it.
Syntax
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required
|
SoftwarePackage | SoftwarePackage[] | 1 |
|
List of software packages to remove from the profile. Specify packages that exist in the profiel. You can specify one or more SoftwarePackage objects, or strings representing package names. |
| required
|
ImageProfile | ImageProfile | named |
|
(pipeline input, prompt) Specifies the image profile to edit.Takes one of the following forms:*Name of an image profile, as displayed in the Name column of Get-EsxImageProfile, or the Name property of any ImageProfile object*ImageProfile object |
| optional | Force | SwitchParameter | named |
|
Output
Examples
Example 1
Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "My custom profile" -SoftwarePackage foo
Remove package foo from my custom profile:
Related Commands
ESXImageProfileAssociation
Associates the specified image profile with the specified ESXi system.
EsxCli
This cmdlet exposes the ESXCLI functionality.
EsxImageProfile
EsxSoftwareDepot
EsxSoftwarePackage
EsxTop
This cmdlet exposes the esxtop functionality.