ESXi 5 AutoDeploy Software Depot Zip file....

[DaveChurch]

Hiya,

Ive been trying to locate the ESXi offline depot file on the site, but am pulling my hair out.

The file should look something like this: vmware-ESXI-5.0.0-xxxxxx-depot.zip

Anyone know where the needle is in the vmware haystack?

Cheers,

Dave

[NickMarshall9]

Sure do, I had that very same issue, so I blogged about it when I found the answer:

http://www.virtualnetworkdesign.com/2011/11/20/vmware-auto-deploy/

To save you reading the whole post, here's the relevant extract:

"The instructions call to download the “Offline Depot” from VMware, particularly a file called “VMware-ESXi-5.0.0-469512-depot.zip“. This however, is not possible (any longer) with only a trial license associated to a VMware Account. However after a little digging around I found out that you don’t actually need to download the file. You can add a network based software depot instead:

Add-EsxSoftwareDepot https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml"

Let me know if you have any issues with it.

Cheers,

[Socrates82]

Nick,

I am trying the command ;

Add-EsxSoftwareDepot https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

It gave an erorr at the PowerCLI, could not downlowd, 404 not found etc.

I tired to open

https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml

on the IE where the vcenter is installed it gave the 404 erorr, the vcenter is installed in a workstation VM,

but in the hosting machine, i can open that XML file

For testing,  i tried to open this inside the vcenter; http://vibsdepot.hp.com/index.xml and It get opened!!

what am missing?? I know most propably that this is not VMware issue, but would apprechiate if you can guide me,,,

Regards,

Ra'ed

[Socrates82]

Is that case Senstive?? OMG :smileygrin:

I just replace the vum with VUM desperately and it worked fine??

[Michael2697]

The depot.zip file is part of the Vsphere Offline Bundle, available as part of the ESXi 5.0 Installable download.