Export As A Bootable Iso Image; Product Documentation - VMware VS4-STD-C - vSphere Standard - PC Evaluation Manual

VMware vSphere 5.0 Evaluation Guide –
Volume One

Export As a Bootable ISO Image

In order to use a custom image profile to install ESXi hosts, you must export the image profile as a bootable ISO.
Use the Export-EsxImageProfile cmdlet with the -ExportToIso option.
PowerCLI C:\> Export-EsxImageProfile –ImageProfile MyNewProfile –ExportToIso –
FilePath C:\ImageBuilder\MyNewProfile.iso
Figure 144. Export-EsxImageProfile -ExportToIso
Use Windows Explorer to view the ZIP and .iso files.
Figure 145. Show Image Profile Exports

Product Documentation

For detailed information regarding installation, configuration, administration, and usage of vSphere Image
Builder or other vSphere features, refer to the online documentation: http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/
vs_pubs.html.
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