Create the Remastered ISO

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Use this procedure to create a remastered ISO. For this task, assume you are using the working directory \images\New for the user named admin.

Install PowerShell on the Windows server if you have not already done so.

Install the vSphere PowerCLI plug-in if you have not done so already.

Download the VMware-6.x.x.zip file to the Windows server.

If you have not already done so, download the current Oracle Virtual Networking host driver for ESXi 6.0 hosts as documented in Download and Install Supported Firmware Versions for HCAs.

Start PowerCLI and connect to the vCenter server.
```
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Connect-VIServer 192.168.11.12
```
This example shows connecting to a vCenter server with the IP address 192.168.11.12, but you can also connect by using a fully-qualified domain name.

In PowerCLI, import the ESXi 6.0.0 bundle and the Oracle Virtual Networking host drivers for ESXi 6.0 hosts in the PowerCLI application.
This example adds the VMware distribution bundle (.zip file) and Oracle Virtual Networking host drivers to a template.

This documentation uses VMware-ESXi-6.0.0 build-2494585-depot.zip and xsigo-6.0.0-ESX1 drivers for illustrative purposes. Follow the same procedure for other versions.
```
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-depot.zip
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwareDepot -DepotUrl C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ESX6.0Drivers\xsigo_6.0.0-ESX.1-1vmw.600.0.0-2494585.zip
```
This example imports the VMware distribution bundle (VMware-ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-depot.zip) and Oracle Virtual Networking host drivers (xsigo_6.0.0-ESX.1-1vmw.600.0.0-2494585.zip) to a template.

When you upload the ESX software depot, it creates VMware standard profiles by default. The profiles can be either cloned or created new to make a Custom-ESXISO. This procedure uses the cloned-profile installation procedure.

List the ESX image profiles.

PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI > Get-EsxImageProfile 
Name                            Vendor         Last Modified     Acceptance Level
----                            ------         -------------     ---------------- 
ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-standard     VMware, Inc.   2/6/20156:...     PartnerSupported 
ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-no-tools     VMware, Inc.   2/6/20156:...     PartnerSupported

As shown in this example, two ESX image profiles are available by default. To make the remastered ISO, you will clone the ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-standard profile.

Create an image profile to make the Custom-ESX-6.0.0 ISO.
```
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> New-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-standard -Name "Custom-ESX-6.0.0" -Vendor VMware
```
In this example, a new ESX image profile named Custom-ESX-6.0.0 is created by cloning the default ESX image profile.

Verify that the custom ESX image profile is present.

PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI > Get-EsxImageProfile 
Name                         Vendor         Last Modified     Acceptance Level
----                         ------
Custom-ESX-6.0.0             VMware         2/6/20156:...     PartnerSupported 
ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-standard  VMware, Inc.   2/6/20156:...     PartnerSupported 
ESXi-6.0.0-2494585-no-tools  VMware, Inc.   2/6/20156:...     PartnerSupported

When the custom image profile is present, you can add and remove necessary packages to make a custom ISO.

Remove the net-mlx4-en, net-mlx4-core, nmlx4-en, and nmlx4-core packages from the depot so that they are not included in the remastered ISO.

PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-mlx4-en
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-mlx4-core
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage nmlx4-en 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Remove-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage nmlx4-core

Add Oracle Virtual Networking packages in the order shown.

PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-ib-core 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-mlx4-core
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-ib-mad
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-ib-sa 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-ib-ipoib
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-mlx4-ib 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-ib-cm 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-xscore 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-xsvnic 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage net-xve 
PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Add-EsxSoftwarePackage -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -SoftwarePackage scsi-xsvhba

Export the modified image profile to the remastered ISO.

PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -FilePath C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ESX6.0Drivers\Custom-6.0.-OVN.iso –ExportToIso

(Optional) Export the modified image to the remastered bundle.

This step is required if your deployments use a bundle for installation.

PowerCLI C:\images\New PowerCLI> Export-EsxImageProfile -ImageProfile Custom-ESX-6.0.0 -FilePath C:\Users\Administrator\Desktop\ESX6.0Drivers\Custom-ESX-6.0.0-OVN.zip –ExportToBundle

Reboot the server using the remastered ISO.