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