Software depots can be sourced from online repositories as well. The repository can be VMware hosted or vendor hosted. These depots may or may not contain image profiles. Some depot will only contain software packages.
Creating an online software depot
Getting ready
To be able to create an online software depot you will need to have the depot URLs handy. Here are some sample URLs:
- VMware: https://hostupdate.vmware.com/software/VUM/PRODUCTION/main/vmw-depot-index.xml
- HPE: http://vibsdepot.hpe.com/index.xml
- Dell: http://vmwaredepot.dell.com/index.xml
How to do it...
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