Specifications

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VMware GSX Server Virtual Machine Guide
• If you selected Use ISO Image, enter the path and filename for the image file
or click Browse to navigate to the file.
If you do not want the CD-ROM drive connected when the virtual machine
starts, deselect Connect at power on.
Click Advanced if you want to specify the device node the drive should use in
the virtual machine.
After you have made any desired changes in these settings, click Finish.
5. The drive is set up initially so it appears to the guest operating system as an IDE
drive. If you want it to appear to the guest operating system as a SCSI drive, click
the drive’s entry in the virtual machine settings editor and make the change.
Adding a DVD-ROM or CD-ROM Drive from the Management Interface
1. On the Hardware page, click Add Device. The Add Device Wizard starts.
2. Click DVD/CD-ROM. The cdrom page appears.
3. To connect this virtual machine to the host’s DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive when
the virtual machine is powered on, check Connect at Power On.
4. Specify whether to connect to the host’s DVD-ROM or CD-ROM drive or to an
ISO image. In the Device list, select System DVD/CD-ROM Drive or ISO Image.
5. Enter the location of the drive or ISO image in the Location field. For example,
the host’s CD-ROM drive could be D: or /dev/cdrom.
6. Click OK to add the drive.