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The value for acceptance_level can be VMwareCertified, VMwareAccepted, PartnerSupported,
or CommunitySupported. The values for acceptance_level are case-sensitive.
Note If the host has a higher acceptance level than the VIB or image profile you want to add,
you can run commands in the
esxcli software vib or esxcli software profile namespace
with the --force option. When you use the --force option, a warning appears because you
enforce a VIB or image profile with lower acceptance level than the acceptance level of the
host and your setup is no longer consistent. The warning is repeated when you install VIBs,
remove VIBs, or perform certain other operations on the host that has inconsistent acceptance
levels.
Set the Image Profile Acceptance Level
If you want to add a VIB to an image profile, and the acceptance level of the VIB is lower than that
of the image profile, you can clone the image profile with a lower acceptance level or change the
image profile's acceptance level.
You can specify VMwareCertified, VMwareAccepted, PartnerSupported, or CommunitySupported
as an acceptance level of an image profile. If you lower the acceptance level, the level of support
for the image profile and hosts that you provision with it changes. For more information, see
Acceptance Levels.
Prerequisites
Install PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. See Install vSphere ESXi Image Builder and
Prerequisite Software.
Procedure
1 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 a Download the ZIP file to a local file system.
b Run Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl C:\<file_path>\<offline-
bundle>.zip
The cmdlet returns one or more SoftwareDepot objects.
2 Get the acceptance level for the image profile.
Get-EsxImageProfile -Name string
3 Set the acceptance level of the image profile.
Set-EsxImageProfile -Name string -AcceptanceLevel level
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