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Setting Properties to Support Remote Signing
For security reasons, Windows PowerShell supports an execution policy feature. It determines whether
scripts are allowed to run and whether they must be digitally signed. By default, the execution policy is set
to Restricted, which is the most secure policy. If you want to run scripts or load configuration files, you can
change the execution policy by using the
vSphere PowerCLI console window.
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
If the command is successful, you can run scripts and load configuration files. For more information about
the execution policy and digital signing in Windows PowerShell, use the following cmdlet.
Get-Help About_Signing
Image Builder Common Tasks
The Image Builder PowerCLI cmdlets allow you to manipulate software depots, image profiles, and VIBs.
Create an Image Profile
Cloning a published profile is the easiest way to create a custom image profile. Cloning a profile is
especially useful if you want to remove a few VIBs from a profile, or if you want to use hosts from different
vendors and want to use the same basic profile, but want to add vendor-specific VIBs. VMware partners or
large installations might consider creating a profile from scratch.
Administrators performing this task must have some experience with PowerCLI or Microsoft PowerShell.
Prerequisites
Install the VMware PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. See
n
Usage," on page 233.
Verify that you have access to the software depot that contains the image profile you want to clone.
n
If you encounter problems running PowerCLI cmdlets, consider changing the execution policy. See
n
"Using Image Builder Cmdlets,"
Procedure
1 At the PowerShell prompt, add the depot that contains the profile you want to clone to the current
session.
Depot Type
Remote depot
ZIP file
The cmdlet returns one or more
2 (Optional) Run the
Get-ESXImageProfile
You can use filtering options with
VMware, Inc.
Set-ExecutionPolicy
on page 234.
Cmdlet
Run Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl depot_url.
a Download the ZIP file to a local file path.
b Run
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl C:\file_path\offline-
bundle.zip
SoftwareDepot
cmdlet to find the name of the profile that you want to clone.
Get-EsxImageProfile
Get-EsxImageProfile
cmdlet. To do this, type the following in the
"Image Builder Installation and
objects.
.
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