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4 Select ImageBuilder Service, click the Actions menu, and select Edit Startup Type.
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On Windows, the vSphere ESXi Image Builder service is disabled. In the Edit Startup Type
window, select Manual or Automatic to enable Auto Deploy.
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On the vCenter Server Appliance, the vSphere ESXi Image Builder service by default is set to
Manual. If you want the service to start automatically upon OS startup, select Automatic.
If you select the manual startup type, you must start the service manually upon OS startup every time
you want to use the service.
5 (Optional) Click the Start the service icon.
6 (Optional) If you want to use vSphere ESXi Image Builder with thevSphere Web Client, log out of the
vSphere Web Client and log in again.
The Auto Deploy icon is visible on the Home page of the vSphere Web Client.
What to do next
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Add a Software Depot.
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Import a Software Depot.
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Clone an Image Profile.
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Create an Image Profile.
Using vSphere ESXi Image Builder Cmdlets
vSphere ESXi Image Builder cmdlets are implemented as Microsoft PowerShell cmdlets and included in
PowerCLI. Users of vSphere ESXi Image Builder cmdlets can take advantage of all PowerCLI features.
Experienced PowerShell users can use vSphere ESXi Image Builder cmdlets just like other PowerShell
cmdlets. If you are new to PowerShell and PowerCLI, follow these tips.
You can type cmdlets, parameters, and parameter values in the PowerCLI shell.
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Get help for any cmdlet by running Get-Help cmdlet_name.
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Remember that PowerShell is not case sensitive.
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Use tab completion for cmdlet names and parameter names.
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Format any variable and cmdlet output by using Format-List or Format-Table or their short forms
fl or ft. See Get-Help Format-List.
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Use wildcards for searching and filtering VIBs and image profiles. All wildcard expressions are
supported.
Passing Parameters by Name
You can pass in parameters by name in most cases and surround parameter values that contain spaces
or special characters with double quotes.
Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile profile42 -SoftwarePackage "partner package 35"
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