Appendix C. Creating ISO Images
XenServer can use ISO images of
Creating an ISO on a Linux computer
1.Put the CD- or
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,
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