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Section(s): General
Published on Jul 29, 2008.
Last Modified on Jul 07, 2008.
Last Modified by Vincent Vlieghe.
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What is an .iso file and how do you use it in a VI environment?

Iso files are complete captures of your installation CD or DVD-ROM. They are typically used in a virtual environment where they are uploaded on a (VMFS) datastore using (for ESX 3.0.x) an SCP tool such as WinSCP, Bitvise Tunnelier or Veeam FastSCP or for 3.5.x a copy/paste in the Virtual Infrastructure Client and mounted in your virtual machine.

Do not forget to create your own .iso file using Alex Feinman's excellent isorecorder. Just create a folder with a useful name (example: SCOM2007), put all your SCOM 2007 files in there, right-click the folder and select Create ISO image file. A file called SCOM2007.iso will be created. Upload the .iso to your datastore, mount it in a virtual machine and it's ready to use.

About Vincent Vlieghe

Vincent Vlieghe is a Technology Consultant for a company called Xylos. He has a number of certifications including MCSE, CCA, HP AIS, VCP and Softgrid CP. His main focus is on virtualization, Server Based Computing, Operating Systems and hardware/storage. In addition to his consultancy job, Vincent is also a trainer. You can find his blog at http://virtrix.blogspot.com/.