This article will explain how to upload ISO Image to datastore in VMware vSphere. I’ll demonstrate how to use the vSphere Client to upload an ISO image to a VMware vCenter-managed vSphere datastore so that we can use this ISO image to install an operating system on the virtual machine.
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Upload ISO Image to Datastore
The following steps I have tested in my VMware vSphere ESXi host 8.0 managed by VMware version 8.0 of the VMware vCenter Server:.
Log in to your VMware vCenter Server by using its FQDN (https://vCenter.jamiltec.local/) or IP address, or enter a web browser, and then choose to launch the vSphere Client (HTML5).
Enter your vCenter Server username and password, and then select the Login button.
How to Create a Folder in vSphere Server to Store ISO Images
In the following steps, I am going to create a folder on the vSphere datastore named server ISO images to store my ISO images.
After logging into the VMware vCenter server, click on the Storage icon.
Upload ISO Image to vCenter Datastore
Click on your datastore where you wish to create a new folder and upload a VMware image file. Select New Folder.
Enter a unique folder name, and then click OK.
Click on the newly created folder named “Server ISO Images” and then click on the Upload Files tab.
Browse your local device for an ISO image you wish to upload, and then choose open.
You can now see that the ISO image has started uploading. Wait for the process bar to reach 100%.
How to Upload ISO Image to Datastore via ESXi Host Client
Log in to the ESXi Host client using the FQDN or IP address (esxi-01.jamiltech.local) and then click on storage.
Browse datastore.
Select the folder where you want to upload the ISO image, and then click on Upload.
Select an ISO image, and then click Open.
Now the ISO image starts uploading.
The ISO file has been successfully uploaded; you will see the ISO image in the ISO Images folder.
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