This week I started developing a practice system at home for me to learn VMware and systems administration.
I've installed ESXi 5 and Windows 7 in Workstation 8, which resides on Windows Server 2008 on a Dell T-410 server having one physical CD/DVD ROM drive. In Win 7 I have the vSphere Client installed and I successfully get to ESXi to manage it and install other operating systems, which is where I get stuck. Note that in Workstation I can take my Win 7 OS and in My Computer chose to "eject" the drive with the OS that I want to install.
I am trying to install several virtual machines and have created two "containers" / "stubs" for these virtual machines (one Red Hat and one Win 2008 Server) but cannot get the vSphere Client interface to grab control of the drive and pass it to the Open Console.
There is quite a matrix in the area of drive options that is available. What is the secret to being able to doing this correctly, because every video that I have watched on YouTube where they are installing a system shows the OS that they are installing going in to ESXi very easily after chosing the CD/DVD ROM drive....when NOT being hosted in Workstation, which is where I am at.
How do I properly set up my CD/DVD ROM drives in Workstation so that ESXi installs the OS? I've chosen every drive letter and option available but cannot get the OS to install.
Thanks,
Thomas