VMware Powershell command to build iso image

By amit

This blog will highlight if you want to make any iso image from vSphere esxi upgrade zip

Note: All the commands are  highlighted in italic

add-pssnapin vm*PS

D:\> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl D:\update-from-esxi6.0-6.0_update01.zip

Depot Url
———
zip:D:\update-from-esxi6.0-6.0_update01.zip?index.xml

PS D:\> $p=get-esximageprofile
PS D:\> Write-Host ($p | Format-List | Out-String)
Name : ESXi-6.0.0-20150902001-no-tools
Vendor : VMware, Inc.
Author :
Description : For more information, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2124726.
CreationTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ModifiedTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ReadOnly : False
VibList : {esx-base 6.0.0-1.17.3029758, scsi-mpt2sas 19.00.00.00-1vmw.600.0.0.2494585, ima-qla4xxx 2.02.18-1vmw
.600.0.0.2494585, sata-sata-sil 2.3-4vmw.600.0.0.2494585…}
AcceptanceLevel : PartnerSupported
Guid : c9c899b0524411e5b62a0200ff9e9673
Rules :
StatelessReady : True

Name : ESXi-6.0.0-20150901001s-standard
Vendor : VMware, Inc.
Author :
Description : For more information, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2124730.
CreationTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ModifiedTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ReadOnly : False
VibList : {esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath 6.0.0-0.0.2494585, ima-qla4xxx 2.02.18-1vmw.600.0.0.2494585, lsu-lsi-l
si-mr3-plugin 1.0.0-2vmw.600.0.11.2809209, lpfc 10.2.309.8-2vmw.600.0.0.2494585…}
AcceptanceLevel : PartnerSupported
Guid : c9caf214524411e5b62a0200ff9e9673
Rules :
StatelessReady : True

Name : ESXi-6.0.0-20150902001-standard
Vendor : VMware, Inc.
Author :
Description : For more information, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2124725.
CreationTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ModifiedTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ReadOnly : False
VibList : {esx-base 6.0.0-1.17.3029758, scsi-mpt2sas 19.00.00.00-1vmw.600.0.0.2494585, ima-qla4xxx 2.02.18-1vmw
.600.0.0.2494585, lsu-lsi-lsi-mr3-plugin 1.0.0-2vmw.600.0.11.2809209…}
AcceptanceLevel : PartnerSupported
Guid : c9ca3086524411e5b62a0200ff9e9673
Rules :
StatelessReady : True

Name : ESXi-6.0.0-20150901001s-no-tools
Vendor : VMware, Inc.
Author :
Description : For more information, see http://kb.vmware.com/kb/2124731.
CreationTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ModifiedTime : 03/09/2015 14:05:10
ReadOnly : False
VibList : {esx-dvfilter-generic-fastpath 6.0.0-0.0.2494585, ima-qla4xxx 2.02.18-1vmw.600.0.0.2494585, lsu-lsi-l
si-mr3-plugin 1.0.0-2vmw.600.0.11.2809209, lpfc 10.2.309.8-2vmw.600.0.0.2494585…}
AcceptanceLevel : PartnerSupported
Guid : c9c9673c524411e5b62a0200ff9e9673
Rules :
StatelessReady : True

PS D:\> New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile “ESXi-6.0.0-20150902001-no-tools” -Name “OPENWRITEUP-TEST-ESXi-6.1.0-Update1-no-tools” -Vendor OPENWRITEUP-Global-Engineering-Support-VMware -AcceptanceLevel VMwareCertified

Name Vendor Last Modified Acceptance Level
—- —— ————- —————-
OPENWRITEUP-TEST-ESXi-6.1.0-Update… OPENWRITEUP-Global-… 03/09/2015 1… VMwareCertified
PS D:\> Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile “ESXi-6.0.0-20150902001-no-tools” -SoftwarePackage tools-light
WARNING: Package tools-light could not be found in image profile ESXi-6.0.0-20150902001-no-tools, not removing.

Name Vendor Last Modified Acceptance Level
—- —— ————- —————-
ESXi-6.0.0-20150902001-no-t… VMware, Inc. 12/10/2015 1… PartnerSupported

PS D:\> Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile “ESXi-6.0.0-20150902001-no-tools” -ExportToIso -FilePath “D:\OPENWRITEUP-TEST-ESXi-6.1.0-Update1-no-tools.iso”
PS D:\>