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2 Before you exit the session, export the image profile to a ZIP file by calling
Export-EsxImageProfile
with the
ExportToBundle
parameter.
Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile "my_profile" -ExportToBundle -FilePath "C:\isos\temp-
base-plus-vib25.zip"
3 Exit the PowerCLI session.
4 When you start a new PowerCLI session, you can add the depot to access your image profile.
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot "C:\isos\temp-base-plus-vib25.zip"
Working with Acceptance Levels
Hosts, image profiles, and individual VIBs have acceptance levels. VIB acceptance levels show tested the
VIB. Understanding what each acceptance level implies, how to change levels, and what a change implies is
an important part of installation and update procedures.
Acceptance levels are set for hosts, image profiles, and individual VIBs. The default acceptance level for an
ESXi image or image profile is PartnerSupported.
Host acceptance levels
The host acceptance level determines which VIBs you can install on a host.
You can change a host's acceptance level with ESXCLI commands. By
default, ESXi hosts have an acceptance level of PartnerSupported to allow for
easy updates with PartnerSupported VIBs.
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VMware supports hosts at the PartnerSupported acceptance level. For
problems with individual VIBs with PartnerSupported acceptance level,
VMware refers you to the partner's support organization.
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Image profile
acceptance levels
The image profile acceptance level is set to the lowest VIB acceptance level in
the image profile. If you want to add a VIB with a low acceptance level to an
image profile, you can change the image profile acceptance level with the
Set-EsxImageProfile
cmdlet. See “Set the Image Profile Acceptance Level,”
on page 241.
The vSphere Update Manager does not display the actual acceptance level.
Use Image Builder PowerCLI cmdlets to retrieve the acceptance level
information for VIBs and image profiles.
VIB acceptance levels
A VIB's acceptance level is set when the VIB is created. Only the VIB creator
can set the acceptance level.
If you attempt to provision a host with an image profile or VIB that has a lower acceptance level than the
host, an error results. Change the acceptance level of the host to install the image profile or VIB. See
“Change the Host Acceptance Level,” on page 240. Changing the acceptance level of the host changes the
system support for that host.
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