[GH-ISSUE #79] Error in Creating a Generic ESXi Image #60

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opened 2026-02-28 02:14:31 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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Originally created by @mbielech5 on GitHub (Nov 20, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/VFrontDe-Org/ESXi-Customizer-PS/issues/79

After running the latest PowerShell script on Windows this evening (11/19/2024 freshly downloaded) to create a generic ESXi installer image, the console displays an error while retrieving a VIB file:

PS C:\Users\DEVUSER\Desktop\Vmware\esxi-customizer> .\ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1 -v67

This is ESXi-Customizer-PS Version 2.9.0 (visit https://ESXi-Customizer-PS.v-front.de for more information!)
(Call with -help for instructions)

Logging to C:\Users\DEVUSER\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-13068.log ...

Running with PowerShell version 5.1 and VMware PowerCLI version 13.3.0 build 24145081

Connecting the VMware ESXi Software depot ... [OK]

Getting Imageprofiles, please wait ... [OK]

Using Imageprofile ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard ...
(Dated 09/21/2022 13:35:37, AcceptanceLevel: PartnerSupported,
Updates ESXi 6.7 Image Profile-ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard)

Exporting the Imageprofile to 'C:\Users\DEVUSER\Desktop\Vmware\esxi-customizer\ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard.iso'. Please be patient ...

WARNING: The image profile fails validation. The ISO / Offline Bundle will still be generated but may contain errors and may not boot or be functional. Errors:
WARNING: Profile ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard is missing component(s)
ESXi,Intel-Volume-Mgmt-Device,Intel-ne1000,Mellanox-nmlx5,VMware-NVMeoF-RDMA,VMware-ahci,VMware-iser,VMware-nvme-pcie-plugin,VMware-nvme-plugin,VMware-nvmxnet3,VMware-nvmxnet3-ens,VMware-pvscsi,VMware-vmkata,VMware-vmkusb,esx
-update which are necesary and removing them is prohibited. Please ensure that these components, which are part of the ESXi release version 6.7.0-3.189.20497097, are fully installed or overridden without partial VIB
replacement or removal.

An unexpected error occurred:
Error retrieving file for VIB 'VMW_bootbank_sata-sata-sil24_1.1-1vmw.670.0.0.8169922': 'Response' object has no attribute 'read'.

If requesting support please be sure to include the log file
C:\Users\DEVUSER\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-13068.log

I am uncertain if the acquisition of VMWare by Broadcom, or the fact that Broadcom removed the free, non-commercial version of ESXi may have something to do with these errors.

Originally created by @mbielech5 on GitHub (Nov 20, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/VFrontDe-Org/ESXi-Customizer-PS/issues/79 After running the latest PowerShell script on Windows this evening (11/19/2024 freshly downloaded) to create a generic ESXi installer image, the console displays an error while retrieving a VIB file: PS C:\Users\DEVUSER\Desktop\Vmware\esxi-customizer> .\ESXi-Customizer-PS.ps1 -v67 This is ESXi-Customizer-PS Version 2.9.0 (visit https://ESXi-Customizer-PS.v-front.de for more information!) (Call with -help for instructions) Logging to C:\Users\DEVUSER\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-13068.log ... Running with PowerShell version 5.1 and VMware PowerCLI version 13.3.0 build 24145081 Connecting the VMware ESXi Software depot ... [OK] Getting Imageprofiles, please wait ... [OK] Using Imageprofile ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard ... (Dated 09/21/2022 13:35:37, AcceptanceLevel: PartnerSupported, Updates ESXi 6.7 Image Profile-ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard) Exporting the Imageprofile to 'C:\Users\DEVUSER\Desktop\Vmware\esxi-customizer\ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard.iso'. Please be patient ... WARNING: The image profile fails validation. The ISO / Offline Bundle will still be generated but may contain errors and may not boot or be functional. Errors: WARNING: Profile ESXi-6.7.0-20221004001-standard is missing component(s) ESXi,Intel-Volume-Mgmt-Device,Intel-ne1000,Mellanox-nmlx5,VMware-NVMeoF-RDMA,VMware-ahci,VMware-iser,VMware-nvme-pcie-plugin,VMware-nvme-plugin,VMware-nvmxnet3,VMware-nvmxnet3-ens,VMware-pvscsi,VMware-vmkata,VMware-vmkusb,esx -update which are necesary and removing them is prohibited. Please ensure that these components, which are part of the ESXi release version 6.7.0-3.189.20497097, are fully installed or overridden without partial VIB replacement or removal. An unexpected error occurred: Error retrieving file for VIB 'VMW_bootbank_sata-sata-sil24_1.1-1vmw.670.0.0.8169922': 'Response' object has no attribute 'read'. If requesting support please be sure to include the log file C:\Users\DEVUSER\AppData\Local\Temp\ESXi-Customizer-PS-13068.log I am uncertain if the acquisition of VMWare by Broadcom, or the fact that Broadcom removed the free, non-commercial version of ESXi may have something to do with these errors.