Mounting an .ISO image inside the vSphere Management Assistant

Products

• VMware vCenter Server
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• Mounting a CD ROM from vSphere Management Assistant (vMA) fails
• You see an I/O error.

Environment

VMware vSphere Management Assistant 4.0.x

Resolution

To ensure that the CD ROM is mounted correctly:

1. In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine and choose Edit Settings.
2. Click the Hardware tab and select the DVD/CD-ROM drive.
3. Select Connected.
4. Log in to the vMA appliance and create a mount point:
   
   $ sudo mkdir /mnt/cdrom
   
   
5. Mount the CD ROM image using the mount command:
   
   $ sudo mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
   
   
6. To unmount the CD ROM use the umount command:
   
   $ sudo umount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

Additional Information

For more information, see the vSphere Management Assistant documentation.vSphere Management Assistant 内部に .ISO イメージをマウントする