Today i came accross a cool article about how to easy get your VM to boot from CD.
This only applies to ESX 3.0.x and not ESX 3.5.x, because in ESX 3.5.x you are able to use the VI Client to set this option and many more.
Read the full story here:
In summery:
add the following line anyware to your VM’s .vmx file.
bios.bootDelay = “boot delay in milliseconds”
Ex. Setting the boot delay to 15000 gives you 15 sec. to hit the F2.
Hi,
In virtual center you kan set this option by
* edit settings of the virtual mamchine
* Go to the options TAB
* Select Boot options
This will make the same changes as talk about abov. But you do not have to go into the vmc file.
Greetings
GERT
Hi,
The option you have described applies only to ESX 3.5.x and Vc 2.5.
Not ESX 3.0.x and VC 2.0.x
A. Mikkelsen
Thanks heaps as this worked a dream on an iSCSI vm I built in Workstation6. Cheers