Cd drive is not detecting in EXSI vm servers

[amahinl]

Dear Friends,
We installed server as virtual machine in the EXSI platform, But the CD drive in the server is not showing. I tried almost all the options.
Please help in this issue.

The server w drive is connecedt as a "Client Device" and have "Connected at power on" ticked.

We already install two server in that Exsi machine. Now when i created another VM, CD is not working. And i checked other server also in that also the CD is not working.

So any server in that platform the CD drive is not detecting. I think some options in the EXSI platform we have to change.

[EGarbuzov]

Can you post screenshot of Settings window one of your problem vm (with CD/DVD Drive 1 selected)?

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Community,

the reason why the physical drive is not detected could be an issue with the server hardware, CD-ROM drive firmware, ...

The easiest way to workaround this issue is to use ISO images and upload them to a new folder on a datastore (e.g. "ISO-Repository") using the datastore browser and then attach the ISO to the virtual CD-ROM drive. This way installations also run much faster.

André

[a_p_]

Assuming you are on ESXi 4.x, I moved the discussion from 1. Design Considerations Guidelines for VMware View to VMware ESXi™ 4

[amahinl]

Thank you for your replay.

Last time when i install the server i used the CD ROM.

In the begining it doestnt work i did some trobbleshoot and it work but now 2 days i am with this issue no progress.

For use ISO. How can i save the ISO image in the datastore.

[a_p_]

How can i save the ISO image in the datastore.

• open the datastore browser (right click a datastore -> "Browser Datastore")
• create a new folder, e.g. ISO-Repository
• select the new folder
• click the "Upload" icon and upload the ISO file

André

[amahinl]

Dear

friends i created the ISO iamge and it is working thank you for your help.