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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="tk_create-optical-disk-image">
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| 4 | <title>Creating a Virtual Optical Disk Image</title>
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| 5 | <body>
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| 6 | <p>Use the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Creator</b> tool to create a virtual optical disk image from selected files on the host. </p>
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| 7 | <p>A virtual ISO (VISO) differs from a real ISO because the files remain on the host, unless you choose to copy the files to the guest. This makes a VISO faster to create and use, and you do not need guest additions. A VISO is read-only and is ideal for use as installation media or reference data.</p>
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| 8 | <ol>
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| 9 | <li>
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| 10 | <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Optical Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
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| 11 | <p>The <b outputclass="bold">VISO Creator</b> tool is shown. </p>
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| 12 | </li>
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| 13 | <li>
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| 14 | <p>Create the virtual ISO file. </p>
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| 15 | <ol>
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| 16 | <li>
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| 17 | <p>Configure the name of the ISO file. </p>
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| 18 | <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> and select the <b>VISO Options</b> tab. Enter the name in the <b outputclass="bold">Viso Name</b> field. </p>
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| 19 | </li>
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| 20 | <li>
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| 21 | <p>Add files to your virtual ISO. </p>
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| 22 | <p>In the <b outputclass="bold">Host File System</b> pane, select files to copy from the host system to the virtual ISO. </p>
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| 23 | <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Add Items To VISO</b>. The files are displayed in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane. </p>
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| 24 | <p>The following file operations are also available: </p>
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| 25 | <ul>
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| 26 | <li>
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| 27 | <p>To create folders on the virtual ISO, click <b outputclass="bold">Create New Directory</b>. </p>
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| 28 | </li>
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| 29 | <li>
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| 30 | <p>To remove files from the virtual ISO, select files in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane and click <b outputclass="bold">Remove Items From VISO</b>. </p>
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| 31 | </li>
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| 32 | <li>
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| 33 | <p>To remove <i>all</i> files from the virtual ISO, click <b outputclass="bold">Reset the VISO Content</b>. </p>
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| 34 | </li>
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| 35 | <li>
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| 36 | <p>To import <i>all</i> file content from an existing ISO into the virtual ISO, highlight the ISO file name and click <b>Import Selected ISO into the VISO Content</b>. The imported ISO is opened and content is listed in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane.</p>
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| 37 | <p>To remove files from the imported ISO, select the files in the <b>Viso Content</b> pane and click <b>Remove Selected Item(s) from VISO</b>.</p>
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| 38 | </li>
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| 39 | </ul>
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| 40 | </li>
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| 41 | </ol>
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| 42 | </li>
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| 43 | <li>
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| 44 | <p>Create the virtual ISO image. </p>
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| 45 | <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Save and Close</b>. </p>
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| 46 | <p>A virtual ISO file with the specified name and content is created. </p>
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| 47 | </li>
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| 48 | </ol>
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| 49 | </body>
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| 50 | </topic>
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