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peetz
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[Release] ESXi5 Community Packaging Tools

I just released the first version of my ESXi5 Community Packaging Tools. These are two scripts:

  • tgz2vib5.cmd (to convert a TGZ file to a VIB file, formerly included with ESXi-Customizer)
  • vib2zip.cmd (to combine one or more VIB files into an Offline Bundle ZIP)

These scripts can be used by Community developers (who provide e.g. drivers for unsupported Whitebox hardware) to package their software into VMware proprietary formats.

Go, read anything you want to know about these tools (and the different formats that they handle), and download them on the project page.

- Andreas
Twitter: @VFrontDe, @ESXiPatches | https://esxi-patches.v-front.de | https://vibsdepot.v-front.de
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Virtualinfra
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Good one.. Appreciate for sharing this to all..

Thanks & Regards Dharshan S VCP 4.0,VTSP 5.0, VCP 5.0
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peetz
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Hi all,

yesterday I have released version 2.0 of my ESXi5 Community Packaging Tools. To re-iterate on that: These tools enable Community developers to create software packages for ESXi 5 in the VMware proprietary formats VIB (VMware Installation Bundle) and ZIP (VMware Offline Bundle).

Changes in this version:
  • Updated TGZ2VIB5.cmd to version 2.0: 
    • Added GUI options to allow setting of advanced VIB properties and installation parameters
    • Added menu to load presets of GUI options for various package types ("Hardware driver" and "Firewall rule")
    • Added option to omit payload checksums in descriptor XML file
  • VIB2ZIP was not changed in this release.
The new TGZ2VIB5 GUI looks like this:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WvX6hee3ViE/T_yAQ9DynoI/AAAAAAAAAOk/1n9z93lKPWs/s1600/tgz2vib5-20.jpg


Detailed instructions on how to use these tools and the download link are available on the project page. Have fun!

- Andreas
Twitter: @VFrontDe, @ESXiPatches | https://esxi-patches.v-front.de | https://vibsdepot.v-front.de
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basilalajid
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very usefull tools. more blessings. Thanks

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