How do I press F12 in VMware?
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KB ID 0000310 I do a lot of deployment testing for things like WDS, Ghost and SCCM. Now my test bed is entirely virtual, so any new
technology testing, or proof of concept work is a lot easier. Anything that involves PXE booting the VM’s is not turned on by default though. 1. Either from the VM itself, or from its entry in your
VI client “Edit the VM’s Settings”. 2. Options tab > Boot Options > Tick “The next time the virtual machine boots, force entry into the BIOS setup screen”. 3. Reboot the VM, and the BIOS will open, use the arrow/cursor keys go go across to the boot menu, then down to the network card. (Note your network card may be an Intel E1000). 4. Press the + “Plus Symbol” on the keyboard to move the network card to the top of the list > Press F10 to Exit > Select “Yes” to save the changes. 5. Now when the VM boots simply press F12 when prompted and the guest VM will attempt to boot from the network. Note: If you having trouble booting to WindowsPE with VMXnet3 network cards see here. Related Articles, References, Credits, or External LinksNA
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What is expected to happen if I press F12 from the ESXi console to shutdown the host 8not member of any vSphere infrastructure)? Given that guest VMs are cionfngured to shutdown automatically, will they performa a shutdown or just a power off? Regards marius
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Hi there, In the configuration of the ESXi host you can enable the shutting down /starting up of VMs with the host, and also you can choose what Shutdown actions you want to take on shutdown/startup of the host. In the client highlight the host and on the Configuration tab choose Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown, then hit Properties. You can then choose the Shutdown Action of either Power Off, Suspend or Guest Shutdown (needs VMware Tools) So to answer your question, the VMs will do whatever you set in the configuration if automatic startup/shutdown is enabled! Hope this helps vM ----------------------- VCAP-DCD / VCAP-DCA / VCP-CLOUD / VCP-DT / VCP5 / VCP4 ----------------------- vMustard.com 1 Reply
Hi there, In the configuration of the ESXi host you can enable the shutting down /starting up of VMs with the host, and also you can choose what Shutdown actions you want to take on shutdown/startup of the host. In the client highlight the host and on the Configuration tab choose Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown, then hit Properties. You can then choose the Shutdown Action of either Power Off, Suspend or Guest Shutdown (needs VMware Tools) So to answer your question, the VMs will do whatever you set in the configuration if automatic startup/shutdown is enabled! Hope this helps vM ----------------------- VCAP-DCD / VCAP-DCA / VCP-CLOUD / VCP-DT / VCP5 / VCP4 ----------------------- vMustard.com How do I access VMware boot menu?Launch the VMware Remote Console. From the vsphere client, right-click the VM name, and click the Edit Settings option. Click the Options tab, and then select Boot Options and choose the option to force entry into the BIOS setup screen. The next time you power on the VM, it will enter the BIOS setup screen.
How do I force an ISO to boot from VMware?Boot from CD or DVD ISO file in VMware Workstation Pro
In the Hardware tab, click CD/DVD (SATA). Select Use ISO image file, click Browse, and then select the ISO file. Click Open and click OK.
How do I force VMware to boot from CD?VMware Player. Power off the VM. Select the virtual machine from the list and then click "Edit Virtual Machine Settings.". Click "CD/DVD (IDE)" and then choose "Use Physical Drive" from under Connection.. Confirm "Connected at Power On" is selected and then click "OK.". How do I select a boot device in VMware?Procedure. Select Window > Virtual Machine Library.. Select a virtual machine in the Virtual Machine Library window and click Settings.. Under Other in the Settings window, click Startup Disk.. Click the startup device to use.. Click Restart.. |
