Creating image profiles using an existing image profile
Image profiles can be created by cloning a predefined image profile. Predefined image profiles are read-only. Hence they cannot be modified. Cloning will let you create an exact copy of the image profile with the read-only property set to false, thereby letting you modify the profile.
Getting ready
To be able to create the image profiles you would need a software depot/s with the required predefined image profiles and software packages already presented to the Image Builder service. Read the recipes, Importing a software depot and Creating an online software depots to learn how to present offline and online-depots to the Image Builder. Also, create a custom depot before you proceed. Read the recipe, Creating a custom depot for instructions.
How to do it...
The following procedure will guide you through the steps involved in creating an image profile by cloning a predefined image profile:
- Log in to the vSphere Web Client and navigate to the...
