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Booting from CD and copying ISO images

I apologize for the very basic questions.

I installed ESXi on an HP DC7700 minitower PC and everything works fine.

I am unable to create an XP VM because I can't access the CD at startup:

  • if I configure a CD connected to the host CD it is ignored (how can I make the host mount it???)

  • if I configure a CD connected to the client it is not connected at poweron, so when I manually connect the PXE is already started and failed: I changed the boot order in the emulated BIOS with no result...

How can I copy an ISO image to the host file system?

How can I access the file sistem on the host either from the host itself and from VMware Infrastructure Client?

Is there any other relevant issue I am missing?

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Marius

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I apologize for the very basic questions.

I installed ESXi on an HP DC7700 minitower PC and everything works fine.

I am unable to create an XP VM because I can't access the CD at startup:

  • if I configure a CD connected to the host CD it is ignored (how can I make the host mount it???)

Do you have the Connected at startup checked in the properties of the VM Guest? also have you previously booted the XP guest if so the boot order will have changed, restart the guest and click the esc key as the boot sequence starts this will give you the boot menu.

  • if I configure a CD connected to the client it is not connected at poweron, so when I manually connect the PXE is already started and failed: I changed the boot order in the emulated BIOS with no result...

it could be that your CDRom is not accessable under ESX. search this forum as there is a BIOS setting that can be set.

How can I copy an ISO image to the host file system?

open your VIC to the Host and browse the datastores, you can upload from there

How can I access the file sistem on the host either from the host itself and from VMware Infrastructure Client?

you can only directly access the file system by either browsing the Datastore as discribed abover or loading the RCLI applicance or application.

Is there any other relevant issue I am missing?

Regards

Marius

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I apologize for the very basic questions.

I installed ESXi on an HP DC7700 minitower PC and everything works fine.

I am unable to create an XP VM because I can't access the CD at startup:

  • if I configure a CD connected to the host CD it is ignored (how can I make the host mount it???)

Do you have the Connected at startup checked in the properties of the VM Guest? also have you previously booted the XP guest if so the boot order will have changed, restart the guest and click the esc key as the boot sequence starts this will give you the boot menu.

  • if I configure a CD connected to the client it is not connected at poweron, so when I manually connect the PXE is already started and failed: I changed the boot order in the emulated BIOS with no result...

it could be that your CDRom is not accessable under ESX. search this forum as there is a BIOS setting that can be set.

How can I copy an ISO image to the host file system?

open your VIC to the Host and browse the datastores, you can upload from there

How can I access the file sistem on the host either from the host itself and from VMware Infrastructure Client?

you can only directly access the file system by either browsing the Datastore as discribed abover or loading the RCLI applicance or application.

Is there any other relevant issue I am missing?

Regards

Marius

If you found this or any other answer useful please consider the use of the Helpful or correct buttons to award points

Tom Howarth

VMware Communities User Moderator

Tom Howarth VCP / VCAP / vExpert
VMware Communities User Moderator
Blog: http://www.planetvm.net
Contributing author on VMware vSphere and Virtual Infrastructure Security: Securing ESX and the Virtual Environment
Contributing author on VCP VMware Certified Professional on VSphere 4 Study Guide: Exam VCP-410
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Could you please tell me how you managed to install ESXi on your HP DC7700. I've tried without success. I'm using the onboard SATA Controller. Cheers!

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Same problem here, do you have an "how-to" to get ESXi to work on an HP DC7700 ?

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bruceroberts196
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Hi,

I'm just getting going here with a DC7700 mini tower for my "test" esx 3.5 U3 system. I had no luck when my sata HD's were directly connected to the built in sata ports. Installers for esx, esxi, and XEN could not find anything to write to. But i got an older Adaptec sata raid controller and connected my 3HD's to that. I built all my drives just as volumes and for the 2nd and 3rd drive will set the partitions to VMFS.

Installer is progressing fine now.

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