## PowerCLI Reference

## vSphere Imagebuilder Reference

# Compare-EsxImageProfile

## Synopsis

Syntax

Compare-EsxImageProfile [-ReferenceProfile] <ImageProfile> [-ComparisonProfile] <ImageProfile> [-WarningAction <ActionPreference>] [-WarningVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Detailed Description

Returns an ImageProfileDiff object that specifies whether two profiles have the same VIB list and acceptance level. If two profiles are different, the ImageProfileDiff object specifies the differences.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
ReferenceProfile | ImageProfile | (pipeline input, prompt) Specifies the reference image profile for comparison. Takes one of the following forms: *Name of an image profile, as displayed in the Name column of Get-EsxImageProfile, or the Name property of any ImageProfile object *ImageProfile object | true | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
ComparisonProfile | ImageProfile | (prompt) The image profile to compare against. Takes one of the following forms: *Name of an image profile, as displayed in the Name column of Get-EsxImageProfile, or the Name property of any ImageProfile object *ImageProfile object | true | false |
Confirm | SwitchParameter |  | false | false |
WarningAction | ActionPreference |  | false | false |
WarningVariable | String |  | false | false |
WhatIf | SwitchParameter |  | false | false |

Return Type

Notes

Examples

---------- Example 1 ----------

    Compare-EsxImageProfile "Profile 1" "Profile 2"

Compares Profile 1 with Profile 2.

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