#HOW TO LOAD AN ISO OS IN VM SOFTWARE#
Basics of VMWare vSphere & ESXi Virtualization Software (TechRepublic Academy).
#HOW TO LOAD AN ISO OS IN VM HOW TO#
How to install VMware's ESXi hypervisor on bare-metal hardware (TechRepublic).Otherwise, the VM will boot normally and the ISO will be mounted and assigned a drive letter ( Figure J). If installing an operating system, when powering on the VM it will automatically boot the ISO and begin the installation process. Navigate to the location where the ISO was uploaded and click on the Select button to link it ( Figure I). You will be prompted to locate the ISO you wish to link to the VM(s) using the Datastore browser. Next, select the dropdown menu next to the newly added CD/DVD Drive and select Datastore ISO File ( Figure G, Figure H). Click on Add Other Device and select the CD/DVD Drive option from the dropdown menu. The configuration screen will open in a separate window, allowing you to modify settings for one or many VMs. Then, click on Actions | Edit settings ( Figure F). Once the ISO you wish to use has been uploaded, click on the Virtual Machine button and place a check mark next to the VM(s) you want to configure access to the ISO file for. Click the Close button to return to the console after verifying that the file has uploaded completely ( Figure D, Figure E). Figure B Figure CĪfter navigating the browser and locating the ISO, it will be uploaded to the datastore and stored for future use. To create a new directory, click on the Create Directory button and provide a name for the new folder. Though you may add your ISO files anywhere within the file structure, it is a good practice to keep them in a separate folder for ease of management ( Figure C). Clicking on the Datastore Browser button will open a new window ( Figure B), allowing access to the file structure.
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