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3 On the Image Profiles tab, select the image profile that you want to compare and click Compare To.
4 In the Compare Image Profile dialog box, from the Software Depot drop-down menu, select the
software depot that contains the second image profile that you want to compare.
5 From the Image Profile drop-down menu, select the second image profile that you want to compare.
6 Under Software Packages, on the All tab, view the comparison of the two image profiles.
The left side of the list displays the names, versions, acceptance levels, and vendors of the VIBs that
the first chosen image profile contains. The right part of the list provides information about the second
image profile. The VIBs marked with no change are the same in both profiles. VIBs that are present
in only one of the image profiles are marked missing in the image profile that they are not present in.
Move an Image Profile to a Dierent Software Depot
You can move image profiles between custom depots by using the vSphere Web Client. You can move an
image profile to a custom depot to edit the image profile.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the vSphere ESXi Image Builder service is enabled and running. See Configure the
vSphere ESXi Image Builder Service Startup Type.
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Add or import a software depot to the vSphere ESXi Image Builder inventory. See Add a Software
Depot and Import a Software Depot.
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Verify that there is at least one custom depot in the vSphere ESXi Image Builder inventory.
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, select the software depot that contains the image profile that you want
to work with.
3 On the Image Profiles tab, select an image profile and click Move to.
4 From the drop-down list, select the custom depot in which you want to move the image profile.
5 Click OK.
Export an Image Profile to ISO or Oine Bundle ZIP
You can export an image profile to an ISO image or a ZIP file by using the vSphere Web Client. You can
use the ISO image as an ESXi installer or to upgrade hosts with vSphere Upgrade Manager. The ZIP file
contains metadata and the VIBs of the image profile. You can use it for ESXi upgrades or as an offline
depot.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the vSphere ESXi Image Builder service is enabled and running. See Configure the
vSphere ESXi Image Builder Service Startup Type.
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