Using an ISO image on your datastore to boot your ESX/ESXi Server virtual computer

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Last Updated October 19, 2013
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Using an ISO image on your datastore to boot your ESX/ESXi Server virtual computer

After you configure a virtual computer on ESX Server or ESXi Server, you can use an ISO image on your datastore as your bootstrap media.

See Installing from an ISO image or OS restore CD onto a virtual machine on your ESX or ESXi Server.

To use an ISO image on your datastore to boot your virtual computer

  1. On the Hardware tab, select New CD/DVD and check Datastore ISO file as the Device Type.

  2. Click Browse and select the ISO file on your datastore. If you have not already added the ISO image to your datastore, refer to your VMware documentation for the procedure.

  3. Check Connect at Power on, then click Finish. The new virtual computer appears in the inventory.

  4. Turn on your new computer and access your console. The boot process begins.

  5. If the console prompts you to partition your SDA device, click your mouse on the console window, and then press the Enter key for Yes.

  6. Once the installation process is complete, turn off the computer through the client and edit your computer settings.

  7. On the Hardware tab, select CD/DVD Drive 1.

  8. Uncheck Connect at power on and click OK.

  9. Restart your computer to begin the Symantec Messaging Gateway boot sequence.

    See Installing the Symantec Messaging Gateway product.

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