Prepare the bootable USB drive for VMware Virtualization

On a service PC, prepare the bootable USB drive based on the VMware ISO file.

  1. The Rufus utility (or equivalent) is installed or can be run as a portable application.
  2. The VMware vSphere Hypervisor ISO disk-image file is available on the local disk or on the local network.
  1. Insert the memory stick into a USB connection port.
  2. Start Rufus.
  3. The Rufus window displays
  4. Set the following parameters:
    • In Device, select the USB drive
    • In Boot selection, select the VMware ISO file
    • In Image option, select Standard Windows installation
    • In Partition scheme, select GPT
    • In Target system, select BIOS (or UEFI-CSM)
    • In Volume label, enter a label text such as VMware_vSphere_Hypervisor_6.7_boot
    • In File system, select FAT32 (Default)
    • In Cluster Size, select 4096 bytes
  5. Click Start.
  6. The ISO USB drive stick gets loaded.