Edit Image Profiles Workflow

You can create a custom image by cloning and editing an image profile by using PowerCLI. You can add or remove one or more VIBs in the existing profile. If adding or removing VIBs prevents the image profile from working correctly, an error occurs.

Prerequisites

PowerCLI and prerequisite software is installed. See Install vSphere ESXi Image Builder and Prerequisite Software.
You have access to a depot that includes a base image and one or more VIBs. VMware and VMware partners make public depots, accessible by a URL, available. VMware or VMware partners can create a ZIP file that you can download to your local environment and access by using a file path.

Procedure

In a PowerCLI session, run the Add-EsxSoftwareDepot cmdlet for each depot you want to work with.

Option	Action
Remote depot	Run `Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl <depot_url>`.
ZIP file	Download the ZIP file to a local file system. Run `Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl C:\<file_path>\<offline-bundle>.zip`

The cmdlet returns one or more SoftwareDepot objects.

Use a pipeline to pass the image profile you intend to edit to format-list to see detailed information.
In this example, the image profile created in Create New Image Profiles Workflow contains only the base image. A newly created image profile is not included in the depot. Instead, you access the image profile by name or by binding it to a variable.
```
Get-EsxImageProfile "Test #2" | format-list
```
PowerShell returns the information.
```
Name            : Test #2
Vendor 	      : Vendor42
...
VibList	      : {esx-base 5.0.0.-...,}
```

(Optional) If you are adding a VIB with a lower acceptance level than that of the image profile, change the acceptance level of the image profile.

Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "Test #2" -AcceptanceLevel VMwareAccepted

PowerShell returns the information about the changed profile in tabular format.

Name           Vendor           Last Modified       Acceptance Level
----           ------           -------------       ----------------
Test #2        Vendor42         9/22/2010 12:05:... VMwareAccepted

Add a software package (VIB) to the image profile. You can add the package by name.
```
Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile "Test #2"
				-SoftwarePackage NewPack3
```
PowerShell returns the information about the image profile in tabular format.
```
Name           Vendor           Last Modified       Acceptance Level
----           ------           -------------       ----------------
Test #2        Vendor42         9/22/2010 12:05:... VMwareAccepted
```
Note: If an error occurs when you add the software package, you might have a problem with acceptance levels, see Working with Acceptance Levels

View the image profile again.

Get-EsxImageProfile "Test #2" | format-list

The VIB list is updated to include the new software package and the information is displayed.

Name            : Test #2
Vendor 	      : Vendor42
...
VibList	      : {esx-base 5.0.0.-..., NewPack3}

Example: Editing Image Profiles by Using Variables

This cmdlet sequence repeats the steps of the workflow but passes parameters as objects, accessed by position in a variable, instead of passing parameters by name. You can run the following cmdlets in sequence from the PowerCLI prompt.

Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl depot_url
$ip2 = Get-EsxImageProfile -name "Test #2"
$ip2 | format-list
Set-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile $ip2 -AcceptanceLevel VMwareAccepted
Add-EsxImageSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile $ip2 -SoftwarePackage NewPack3
$ip2 | format-list