[CentOS] turn bootable USB into bootable iso image

Mon Oct 13 11:19:52 UTC 2014
Steve Clark <sclark at netwolves.com>

On 10/11/2014 05:32 AM, aravind J wrote:
> On Oct 10, 2014 7:12 PM, "Steve Clark" <sclark at netwolves.com> wrote:
>> Hello List
>>
>> I have a Bootable USB stick that we use to Boot our servers and then
> install CentOS,
>> PostgreSQL and our SW thru a Kickstart script.
>>
>> It works like a charm but now we are thinking of going Virtual and
> prepping Virtual CentOS servers under VMware ESXi.
>> However, to have the same "Boot and Install" functionality I see no other
> solution than Booting a VMware machine from an ISO.
>> So, what I would like to do is to take the Bootable USB and make it into
> an ISO.
>> Any ideas?
>>
> Hi,
>
> Not sure whether the following will work, but just a thought.
>
> Create an .img file from the usb by doing a 'dd' from usb to .img file.
> Then attach the .img file to the vm as a disk and then boot the vm from the
> disk image to start regular kickstart installation.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Aravind
> _______________________________________________
>
Hi Aravind,

That is an interesting idea.

Thanks,

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