1. Display the Virtual Machine Properties dialog box.
2. Click the Options tab and in the settings list under Advanced, select Boot Options.
3. Enter a delay value long enough to enable the console view to stabilize and for you to connect the CD-ROM using the vSphere Client.
4. Click OK.
5. Open a console to the virtual machine.
6. Power on the virtual machine.
7. While the virtual machine proceeds through its boot sequence, connect your local device, or an ISO image, to the virtual machine's CDROM drive. (from the VI client menu)
a-Click Connect to CD/DVD 1.
b-Select one of the following options:
c-Select Connect to D: to connect your local optical drive.
d-Select Connect to ISO image to open a file browser where you can navigate to the image you want.
Done!
