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Adding the CD-ROM to a virtual machine

To enable installing the guest operating system scripts, you need to add the CD-ROM to a virtual machine if it does not exist.

Steps

  1. In the vSphere Client, select the desired virtual machine and power it off.
  2. Right-click the virtual machine and select Manage > VM Hardware.
  3. Select CD/DVD Drive in the New device drop-down box and click Add.
  4. Select CD/DVD Drive and then click Next.
  5. Click Use physical drive.
  6. Click Next several times to accept the default values.
  7. Click OK to finish adding the CD-ROM.
  8. Power on the virtual machine.