Virtualization Essentials

Configuring a CD/DVD Drive

The CD/DVD drive is one of the standard devices initially configured for a virtual machine and the reason is obvious. To load many software applications and operating systems, CDs and DVDs are still the preferred transfer media. Today, if you accept electronic delivery of software, it will often be downloaded in the ISO format, which is a standard format for a CD or DVD. As you saw when you loaded both the Windows and Linux operating systems, you can boot a system from an ISO image.

Highlight the CD/DVD drive. As shown in Figure 12.1, the physical CD/DVD device is the specified connection, rather than the ISO image file that you used earlier. Under the Device Status, note that it shows the device is connected and that ...