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The acceptance level of a host, image profile, or VIB allows you to determine who tested the VIB and who
supports the VIB. VMware supports the following acceptance levels.
VMwareCertified
VMwareAccepted
PartnerSupported
CommunitySupported
Change the Host Acceptance Level
You can lower the host acceptance level to match the acceptance level for a VIB or image profile you want to
install.
The acceptance level of each VIB on a host must be at least as high as the host acceptance level. For example,
you cannot install a VIB with PartnerSupported acceptance level on a host with VMwareAccepted
acceptance level. You must first lower the acceptance level of the host.
Prerequisites
Install vCLI or deploy the vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) virtual machine. See Getting Started with
vSphere Command-Line Interfaces. For troubleshooting, run
Procedure
1 Retrieve the acceptance level for the VIB or image profile.
Option
List information for all VIBs.
List information for a specified VIB.
List information for all image
profiles.
List information for a specified
image profile.
2 Get the host acceptance level.
esxcli --server=server_name software acceptance get
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The VMwareCertified acceptance level has the most stringent requirements.
VIBs with this level go through thorough testing fully equivalent to VMware
in-house Quality Assurance testing for the same technology. Today, only
IOVP drivers are published at this level. VMware takes support calls for VIBs
with this acceptance level.
VIBs with this acceptance level go through verification testing, but the tests
do not fully test every function of the software. The partner runs the tests
and VMware verifies the result. Today, CIM providers and PSA plugins are
among the VIBs published at this level. VMware directs support calls for
VIBs with this acceptance level to the partner's support organization.
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.
Description
esxcli --server=server_name software sources vib list --
depot=depot_URL
esxcli --server=server_name software sources vib list --
viburl=vib_URL
esxcli --server=server_name software sources profile list
--depot=depot_URL
esxcli --server=server_name software sources profile get --
depot=depot_URL --profile=profile_name
commands in the ESXi Shell.
esxcli
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