VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5

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Upload ISOs and VIBs to the
VMware Imaging Appliance service

After you have downloaded the required software and updated
via.properties
 with your network information, you can upload ISOs and VIBs to the
VMware Imaging Appliance service
.
  1. In a web browser, log in to the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     administration interface:
    https://
    Cloud_Builder_VM_FQDN
    :8445/via
    .
  2. Enter the admin credentials you provided when you deployed the
    VMware Cloud Builder appliance
     and click
    Log in
    .
  3. Upload an ESXi ISO to the VMware Imaging Appliance.
    1. In the navigation pane, click
      Bundle
       and then click the
      ESXi ISOs
       tab.
    2. Under
      Select ISO to Add
      , click
      Browse
       to locate and select the ISO file.
    3. Under
      Checksum Type
      , select the type and enter the checksum.
      If you are uploading a user-created custom ISO, you can use an MD5 utility to generate a checksum to enter here.
    4. Click
      Upload ISO
      .An image showing the ESXi ISOs tab in the VMware Imaging Appliance UI.
    5. Once the uploaded ISO appears under
      Available ISOs
      , select
      Activate
       to make the ISO available for the imaging of servers.
  4. Upload a VIB to the VMware Imaging Appliance. (Optional)
    1. In the navigation pane, click
      Bundle
       and then click the
      Modify VIBs
       tab.
    2. Under Select VIB, click
      Browse
       to locate and select the VIB file.
    3. Click
      Upload VIB
      .On the Modify VIBs page of Bundle tab on the VMware Imaging Appliance tool, under Select VIB field, click Browse to locate and select the VIB file.
    4. Once the uploaded VIB appears, select
      In use
       to make the VIB available for the imaging of servers.
Use the selected ISO and VIB(s) to image servers for use with
VMware Cloud Foundation
.

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