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3 If the acceptance level of the VIB is lower than the acceptance level of the host, change the acceptance
level of the host.
esxcli --server=server_name software acceptance set --level=acceptance_level
The value for acceptance_level can be
CommunitySupported.
N If the host has a higher acceptance level than the VIB or image profile you want to add, you can
OTE
run commands in the
option. When you use the
consistent. The warning is repeated when you install VIBs, remove VIBs, and 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 VIB acceptance level is lower than the image profile
acceptance level, you can clone the image profile with a lower acceptance level or change the image profile
acceptance level.
Prerequisites
Install the VMware PowerCLI and all prerequisite software. See
n
Prerequisite Software,"
If you encounter problems running PowerCLI cmdlets, consider changing the execution policy. See
n
"Using Image Builder Cmdlets,"
Procedure
1 Run
Add-EsxSoftwareDepot
Depot Type
Remote depot
ZIP file
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
You can specify VMwareCertified, VMwareAccepted, PartnerSupported, or CommunitySupported as
an acceptance level. If you lower the acceptance level, the level of support for the image profile and
hosts that you provision with it changes. See
VMware, Inc.
VMwareCertified
The values for acceptance_level are case-sensitive.
or
esxcli software vib esxcli software profile
option, a warning appears because your setup is no longer
--force
on page 233.
on page 234.
for each depot you want to work with.
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.
"Acceptance Levels,"
, ,
VMwareAccepted PartnerSupported
namespace with the
"Install Image Builder PowerCLI and
on page 229.
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, or
--force
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