Citrix Systems 6.2.0 manual Appendix C. Creating ISO Images, Creating an ISO on a Linux computer

Appendix C. Creating ISO Images

XenServer can use ISO images of CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disks as installation media and data sources for Windows or Linux VMs. This section describes how to make ISO images from CD/DVD media.

Creating an ISO on a Linux computer

1.Put the CD- or DVD-ROM disk into the drive. The disk should not be mounted. To check, run the command: mount

If the disk is mounted, unmount the disk. Refer to your operating system documentation for assistance if required.

2.As root, run the command

dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/path/cdimg_filename.iso

This will take some time. When the operation is completed successfully, you should see something like:

1187972+0 records in

1187972+0 records out

Your ISO file is ready.

On a Windows computer

•Windows computers do not have an equivalent operating system command to create an ISO. Most CD- burning tools have a means of saving a CD as an ISO file.

One simple and free utility is ISO Recorder. It works on Windows XP SP2/SP3, and Windows Server 2003. Once installed, right-click on a CD/DVD drive and select Create image from CD from the context menu.

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