Booting from a Virtual CD

Boot a virtual machine from a virtual CD (VCD) to install a guest operating system or to perform maintenance.

Before booting from a VCD, you must shut down the virtual machine.

To boot a virtual machine from a VCD

1. If necessary, create a VCD from a bootable CD/DVD (see Creating a Virtual CD).
2. On the Virtual Machines page, select a virtual machine.
3. If the virtual machine is running, click Shutdown.
4. When the virtual machine status shows stopped, click Boot from CD in the lower pane.
5. Select the bootable VCD, then click Boot.

Related Topics

Creating a Virtual CD

Managing Virtual CDs

Creating and Migrating Virtual Machines

Managing the Operation of a Virtual Machine