Add a Software Depot

Before you can work with software depots and customize image profiles, you must add one or more software depots to the vSphere ESXi Image Builder inventory. You can add a software depot by using the vSphere Web Client.

Prerequisites

Verify that the vSphere ESXi Image Builder service is enabled and running. See Configure the vSphere ESXi Image Builder Service Startup Type.

Procedure

1. On the vSphere Web Client Home page, click Auto Deploy.
   By default, only the Administrator role has privileges to use the vSphere ESXi Image Builder service.
2. On the Software Depots tab, click the Add Software Depot icon.
3. Select the type of depot that you want to create.

   Option	Action
   Online Depot	Enter the name of the depot in the inventory. Enter the URL of the online depot.
   Custom Depot	Enter the name of the depot in the inventory.

4. Click OK.

What to do next

• You can associate an image profile with a new vSphere Auto Deploy rule to provision ESXi hosts. See Create a Deploy Rule or Clone a Deploy Rule.
• You can associate an image profile with an ESXi host. See Add a Host to the vSphere Auto Deploy Inventory.
• Edit the Image Profile Association of a Host.