VMware GSX Server 2.5.2

Connecting a CD-ROM or Floppy Drive to an Image File

You can use the Configuration Editor to connect an existing virtual CD-ROM or floppy drive to an image file.

You can connect a virtual CD-ROM drive to an ISO image file.

Connecting to an ISO Image File on a Windows Host

Open the Configuration Editor (Settings > Configuration Editor) and select the DVD/CD-ROM drive you want to connect to the image file.
Select Use ISO Image and enter the path and filename for the image file or click Browse to navigate to the file.
Click OK to save the configuration and close the Configuration Editor.

Connecting to an ISO Image File on a Linux Host

Open the Configuration Editor (Settings > Configuration Editor). If your DVD/CD-ROM drive is configured as a SCSI drive, click the + sign beside SCSI Devices. If it is configured as an IDE drive, click the + sign beside IDE Drives.
Select the DVD/CD-ROM drive you want to connect to the image file and enter the path and filename in the Name field or click Choose to navigate to the name.
Click OK to save the configuration and close the Configuration Editor.

Connecting to a Floppy Image File on a Windows Host

Open the Configuration Editor (Settings > Configuration Editor) and select the floppy drive you want to connect to an image file.
To use an existing floppy image, select Use a floppy image, type the path and filename for the floppy image file you want to use or click Browse to navigate to the file, then click Finish.
To create a new image file, select Create a blank floppy image. Use the default path and filename or type in a new one. To navigate to a location, click Browse. When the field contains the path and filename you want to use for the new floppy image file, click Finish.

Connecting to a Floppy Image File on a Linux Host

Open the Configuration Editor (Settings > Configuration Editor). Click the + sign beside Floppy Drives.
Select the device you want to use.
On the Type drop-down list, choose File.
Type in the path and filename for the floppy image file or click Choose to navigate to the file.
Click OK to save the configuration and close the Configuration Editor.