VFrontDe/ESXi-Customizer-PS: PowerCLI script that greatly simplifies and automates the process of creating fully patched and customized VMware ESXi installation images
Posted by jpluimers on 2021/11/30
On my list of things to try, as it allows me to have an ISO at hand in case I ever need to quickly re-install a machine to the current patch level (for instance when the USB boot stick breaks down: these things happen in reality): [Wayback] VFrontDe/ESXi-Customizer-PS: PowerCLI script that greatly simplifies and automates the process of creating fully patched and customized VMware ESXi installation images
ESXi-Customizer-PS is a Powershell script that greatly simplifies and automates the process of creating fully patched and customized ESXi 5.x and 6.x installation ISOs using the VMware PowerCLI ImageBuilder module/snapin.
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Requirements
- A Windows computer (XP or newer) with Powershell 2.0 or newer
- VMware PowerCLI version 5.1 or newer
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You can get the code from [Wayback] ESXi-Customizer-PS/ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1 at master · VFrontDe/ESXi-Customizer-PS.
The old site (which still has most of the documentation) can be reached at two places:
- [Wayback] esxi-customizer-ps.v-front.de which redirects to
- [Wayback] www.v-front.de/p/esxi-customizer-ps.html
A video showing how to use it is below the signature.
The above links via [Wayback] Custom ESXi ISO with ne1000 driver for install on Intel NUC Frost Canyon – seanwalsh.dev.
Oh: you can check if you have a PXE, USB or HDD installation of ESXi via the steps here: Determining the ESXi installation type (2014558) | VMware KB.
More on a failing USB stick later…
–jeroen
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