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PartnerSupported
CommunitySupported
Structure of ImageProfile, SoftwarePackage, and ImageProfileDiff Objects
In some situations, knowing the structure of
helps you manage deployment and upgrade processes.
ImageProfile Object Properties
The
ImageProfile
following properties.
Name
AcceptanceLevel
Author
CreationTime
Description
GUID
ModifiedTime
Name
ReadOnly
Rules
Vendor
VibList
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VIBs with the PartnerSupported acceptance level are published by a partner
that VMware trusts. The partner performs all testing. VMware does not
verify the results. This level is used for a new or nonmainstream technology
that partners want to enable for VMware systems. Today, driver VIB
technologies such as Infiniband, ATAoE, and SSD are at this level with
nonstandard hardware drivers. VMware directs support calls for VIBs with
this acceptance level to the partner's support organization.
The Community Supported acceptance level is for VIBs created by
individuals or companies outside of VMware partner programs. VIBs at this
level have not gone through any VMware-approved testing program and are
not supported by VMware Technical Support or by a VMware partner.
object, which is accessible with the
Type
AcceptanceLevel
System.String
System.DateTime
System.String
System.String
System.DateTime
System.String
System.Boolean
ImageProfileRule[]
System.String
SoftwarePackage[]
,
ImageProfile SoftwarePackage
Get-EsxImageProfile
, and
ImageProfileDiff
PowerCLI cmdlet, has the
Description
Determines which VIBs you can add to
the profile. Levels are
VMwareCertified, VMwareAccepted,
PartnerSupported, and
CommunitySupported. See
"Acceptance Levels," on page 229.
Person who created the profile. 60
characters or fewer.
Timestamp of creation time.
Full text description of profile. No
length limit.
Globally unique ID of the image
profile.
Timestamp of last modification time.
Name of the image profile. 80
characters or fewer.
When set to true, the profile cannot be
edited. Use Set-EsxImageProfile -
Readonly to make your custom image
profiles read only.
Displays any OEM hardware
requirements that the image profile
might have. Auto Deploy checks this
property when deploying an image
profile and deploys the profile if
matching hardware is available.
Organization that publishes the
profile. 40 characters or fewer.
List of VIB IDs the image consists of.
VMware, Inc.
objects