New-PxeImage

Name	Type	Description	Required?	Pipeline Input	Default Value
Depot	String[]	Specifies one or more locations of software depots that contain the payloads to create the image. The value can be either a file path to an offline depot in the format of "C:\<depot>.zip" or an URL address to the index file of the online depot in the format of "https://<address-to-depot>/index.xml".	true	false	None
SoftwareSpec	String	Specifies a software specification to use for the creation of the image. The software specification describes what building blocks to use when creating the PXE. All requirements in the specification need to be satisfied by the specified software depots.	true	false	None
KernelOptions	String[]	Indicates that you want to set additional kernel options for the image. The value must be a comma-separated array in the format of "<option>=<value>".	false	false	None
CheckAcceptance	SwitchParameter	Indicates that you want to validate the acceptance level of individual VIBs used for the creation of the image.	false	false	False
LiveImage	SwitchParameter	Indicates that you want to create a live image instead of an installer image.	false	false	False
Overwrite	SwitchParameter	Indicates that you want to overwrite existing files when writing the image.	false	false	False
Destination	String	Indicates that you want to store the newly created image at the specified destination.	true	false	None

-------------- Create a PXE image --------------

C:\PS>New-PxeImage "C:\<depot>.zip", "https://<address-to-depot>/index.xml" "C:\<spec>.json" -Destination "C:\<name-of-pxe-directory>"

Creates a new PXE image by using the depots located at "C:\<depot>.zip" and "https://<address-to-depot>/index.xml" (one offline and one online depot, can be used in any number and combination). Uses the software specification located at "C:\<spec>.json" to construct the image and saves the PXE files to "C:\<name-of-pxe-directory>" afterwards.

-------------- Create an PXE image with kernel options --------------

C:\PS>New-PXEImage "C:\<depot>.zip", "https://<address-to-depot>/index.xml" "C:\<spec>.json" -Destination "C:\<name-of-pxe-directory>" -KernelOptions "option1=value1", "option2=value2"

Creates a new PXE image by using the depots located at "C:\<depot>.zip" and "https://<address-to-depot>/index.xml" (one offline and one online depot, can be used in any number and combination). Uses the software specification located at "C:\<spec>.json" to construct the image and include the additional kernel options "option1=value1", "option2=value2" provided with -KernelOptions. Saves the PXE files to "C:\<name-of-pxe-directory>" afterwards.

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vSphere ImageBuilder Reference

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