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VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide –
Volume One
Display VIBs
A vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) is a packaging format used in vSphere. VMware and its partners package
solutions, drivers, CIM providers and applications as VIBs. VIBs are then grouped together to create ESXi image
profiles. To view the available VIBs from the software depots added to your vSphere PowerCLI session, use the
Get-EsxSoftwarePackage
cmdlet.
PowerCLI C:\> Get-EsxSoftwarePackage
Figure 131.
Get-EsxSoftwarePackage
Display Image Profiles
An image profile is a compilation of VIBs that make up an ESXi image that can be used to install an ESXi host. At
a minimum, an image profile is comprised of a base ESXi VIB and a bootable kernel module VIB, but can also
include additional VIBs from the pool of available software depots. To list the configured image profiles, use the
Get-EsxImageProfile
cmdlet.
PowerCLI C:\> Get-EsxImageProfile
Figure 132.
Get-EsxImageProfile
To list the VIBs that comprise an image profile, use the
Get-EsxImageProfile
cmdlet and expand the
properties of the
VibList
property.
PowerCLI C:\> Get-EsxImageProfile MyProfile | Select –ExpandProperty VibList