After you have downloaded the required software and updated via.properties with your network information, you can upload ISOs and VIBs to the VMware Imaging Appliance service.

Procedure

  1. In a web browser on the Windows machine that is connected to the VMware Cloud Builder appliance, navigate to https://Cloud_Builder_VM_IP:8445/via.
    The VMware Imaging Appliance service page displays.
  2. Enter the admin credentials you provided when you deployed the VMware Cloud Builder appliance and click Log in.
  3. Click Bundle and then click the ESXi ISOs tab.
  4. Click Browse to locate and select the ISO.
  5. Select the checksum type and enter the checksum.
  6. Click Upload ISO.
  7. When the uploaded ISO appears, select Activate to use the ISO for imaging servers. On the ESXi ISOs page of Bundle tab on the VMware Imaging Appliance tool, under the Checksum Type, select the appropriate type and enter the checksum. If you are uploading a user-created custom ISO, you can use an MD5 utility to generate a checksum to enter here, under the Checksum Type.
  8. Click the Modify VIBs tab.
    The steps for uploading VIBs are optional.
  9. Click Browse to locate and select the VIB.
  10. Click Upload VIB.
  11. When the uploaded VIB appears, select In use to use the VIB for imaging servers. On the Modify VIBs page of Bundle tab on the VMware Imaging Appliance tool, under Select VIB field, click Browse to locate and select the VIB file.

What to do next

Use the selected ISO and VIB(s) to image servers for use with VMware Cloud Foundation.