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Reahat 5 - CD/DVD Creator NOT working ESXi posted: Nov 16, 2009 5:32 AM

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pjooi8
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Nov 16, 2009

Hi,

I am new to VMware ESXi, trying to evaluate it now. However, I am unable to burn CD onto either the VM host (CD/DVD writer), or the client machine (CD/DVD writer) .

On the CD/DVD creator window, I am able to select "write to Disc", it show me the virtual CDROM drive, and I can click on "write" , and it goes through the preparation, and eventually write to "complete", but it never automatically eject the CD. Unfortunately after all the work, NOTHING actually written to the CD !!

Does anyone have any clue to this ? or am I not doing the correct thing?

Thanks in advance

regards

PJ


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Re: Reahat 5 - CD/DVD Creator NOT working ESXi

1. Nov 16, 2009 7:13 AM in response to: pjooi8
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Texiwill
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Jan 13, 2004
Hello,

The virtual cdrom cannot act as a CD writer device. There are some people who have gotten it to work by using a local to the host SCSI device but not through the client device.


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Re: Reahat 5 - CD/DVD Creator NOT working ESXi

2. Nov 16, 2009 7:31 AM in response to: Texiwill
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pjooi8
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Nov 16, 2009

Thanks Haletky ,

Is this intentional non-supported function or yet to be supported ?

Regards

PJ


Re: Reahat 5 - CD/DVD Creator NOT working ESXi

3. Nov 16, 2009 7:37 AM in response to: pjooi8
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Texiwill
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Jan 13, 2004
Hello,

As some people have gotten it to work using a ESX host SCSI CD-RW device I would think it is the nature of the connection to the client device and or how SATA/IDE devices work more than anything. Intentional? Probably not. But high priority? Most likely not either.

I would open a Feature Request with your Sales Rep to get this functionality, or perhaps use a USB based CD-RW that plugins into a USB over IP device such as a Keyspan to gain this functionality from within VMs.


Best regards,
Edward L. Haletky VMware Communities User Moderator, VMware vExpert 2009
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Re: Reahat 5 - CD/DVD Creator NOT working ESXi

4. Nov 16, 2009 7:43 AM in response to: Texiwill
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pjooi8
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Nov 16, 2009
OK. Thank you very much.

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