How to do it...

The following procedure will guide you through the steps involved in importing a software depot from an offline bundle:

1. Log in to the vSphere Web Client and navigate to the Auto Deploy plugin screen.
2. On the Auto Deploy screen, navigate to the Software Depots tab and click on the  icon to bring up the Import Software Depot window:

1. On the Import Software Depot window, supply a Name for the depot and click Browse... to locate and select the ESXi65_OfflineBundle. With the offline bundle selected, click Upload to begin uploading the package to the Auto Deploy server:

1. You will now see the bundle being uploaded to the Image Builder.
2. Once the upload completes, click Close to return to the Software Depots tab:

The uploaded files will be stored in the /storage/imagebuilder/depot directory of the VCSA appliance:

1. The Recent Tasks pane should show a Connect depot task complete successfully:

1. Refresh the vSphere Web Client, and you will see the Software Depots tab list the newly created software depot: