An administrator is tasked with preparing hosts for the deployment of a new Workload Domain in a VMware Cloud Foundation environment. The ESXi hosts have HBA cards that require the installation of a separate and the most recent VMware Installation Bundles (VIBs).
Which ESXi imaging method should the administrator use?
The VMware Imaging Appliance (VIA) is specifically designed for imaging servers for use in management and workload domains within VMware Cloud Foundation environments. It includes functionalities that allow administrators to install necessary components, such as VMware Installation Bundles (VIBs), onto ESXi hosts. This makes VIA the most suitable imaging method for preparing hosts, especially when it is essential to install the most recent VIBs.
A. VMware Imaging Appliance
VIA is used for this purpose
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A is the correct Introducing the VMware Imaging Appliance The VMware Imaging Appliance is included with the VMware Cloud Builder VM: • With the VMware Imaging Appliance, you can image servers for use in the management domain and workload domains. • You must have access to the VMware Cloud Builder VM to use the VMware Imaging Appliance. • If you delete the VMware Cloud Builder VM after the bring-up process, you can redeploy it. You can use VMware Imaging Appliance to image servers before adding them to VMware Cloud Foundation, as part of the host commissioning process. From VMware Cloud Foundation: Planning, Management, Operations 4.3 Lesson Book
Preparing the ESXi hosts involves installing the correct version of ESXi and performing some basic configuration tasks. VMware Cloud Foundation supports two methods for preparing these ESXi hosts, either interactively or through the use of the VMware Imaging Appliance service (VIA) which is bundled within VMware Cloud Builder.