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This guide describes how to use ISO disks on VMware hypervisors |
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| VMware mounts ISO disks as IDE drives and you cannot change them through the platform |
When you create a template with a an ISO, specify an extra disk as part of the template.
The platform will create
a bootable disk, so the user can later remove the ISOan additional hard disk
The user can change the size of the disk before they deploy a VM.
To work with an ISO disk:
Create a VM from a template with an ISO disk
Adjust the size of extra disk as required
Deploy the VM
Install software from the ISO as required
To remove an ISO disk from the VM
Power off the VM
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If necessary, edit the VM storage and in the boot order and change the ISO disk from sequence number 0 to another value, e.g. 1
Remove the ISO disk
Save the changes
Power on the VM
An ISO disk or DVD must always be in the last position in the disk sequence.
To add a hard disk to a VM with an ISO disk
Remove the ISO disk
Add the hard disk
Add the ISO disk again