As mentioned earlier in the chapter, starting with vSphere 6.5, ESXi Image Builder now has a graphical user interface for folks who do not want to deal with the CLI.
Enabling ESXi Image Builder service for vSphere Web Client GUI
How to do it...
The following procedure will walk you through the steps involved in enabling the Image Builder service for use with the vSphere Web Client:
- Log in to the vSphere Web Client and navigate to System Configuration from the inventory home:
- On the System Configuration screen, click on Services to list all the services available:
- Right-click on the ImageBuilder Service and click on Start:
- Since Image Builder GUI is a part of Auto Deploy GUI, you will need to start the auto deploy...