VMware Communities: Message List - Booting from RHEL5 Installation CD

Re: Booting from RHEL5 Installation CD

neptune2000 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:46:53 GMT

powervm wrote:
Select Virtual machine -> Settings -> CD/DVD -> Change the settings "Connected", and select "Specify physical CD/DVD drive"
In the drop Menu select "cdrom0" or "CD/Drive name", Click on Apply and OK, power on the VM,

If the VM not booting from the CD, restart the VM, as soon as VMware logo appears, Press the "Esc" Button (Only Once)

Select CD-ROM and press Enter

I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Re: Booting from RHEL5 Installation CD

Silica V — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:36:24 GMT

Refer the below link:

http://communities.vmware.com/message/365188#365188

Re: Booting from RHEL5 Installation CD

powervm — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 09:29:26 GMT

Select Virtual machine -> Settings -> CD/DVD -> Change the settings "Connected", and select "Specify physical CD/DVD drive"

In the drop Menu select "cdrom0" or "CD/Drive name", Click on Apply and OK, power on the VM,

If the VM not booting from the CD, restart the VM, as soon as VMware logo appears, Press the "Esc" Button (Only Once)

Select CD-ROM and press Enter

Booting from RHEL5 Installation CD

neptune2000 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:53:58 GMT

My Linux won't properly finish booting, so RH tech support is asking me to boot from Disk #1 of the original installation and tun sysreport. How do I boot RHED5 from CD with Fusion? Thanks.