How do I force VMware virtual machine to enter the BIOS setup
I am using VMware Fusion 2.0.6. I want to boot virtual machine from iso file. How do I get into bios and change boot options?
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I am using VMware Fusion 2.0.6. I want to boot virtual machine from iso file. How do I get into bios and change boot options?
boot virtual-machine vmware-fusion
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I am using VMware Fusion 2.0.6. I want to boot virtual machine from iso file. How do I get into bios and change boot options?
boot virtual-machine vmware-fusion
edited Jul 2 '16 at 22:51
Hennes
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asked Nov 3 '09 at 15:38
Željko Filipin
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I am using VMware Fusion 2.0.6. I want to boot virtual machine from iso file. How do I get into bios and change boot options?
boot virtual-machine vmware-fusion
boot virtual-machine vmware-fusion
edited Jul 2 '16 at 22:51
Hennes
58.8k792141
asked Nov 3 '09 at 15:38
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
edited Jul 2 '16 at 22:51
Hennes
58.8k792141
asked Nov 3 '09 at 15:38
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
edited Jul 2 '16 at 22:51
Hennes
58.8k792141
edited Jul 2 '16 at 22:51
Hennes
58.8k792141
edited Jul 2 '16 at 22:51
Hennes
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58.8k792141
asked Nov 3 '09 at 15:38
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
asked Nov 3 '09 at 15:38
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
asked Nov 3 '09 at 15:38
Željko Filipin
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2,174102838
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To force the machine to enter the BIOS setup once (but continue booting normally on subsequent start-ups), add bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE" to VM's .vmx file.
Alternatively, quickly press F2 while booting. To make this easier, set bios.bootDelay = "xxxx" in the .vmx file, where xxxx is the number of milliseconds during which the VM will wait for the F2 signal.
See http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004129
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
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answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
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What about with EFI virtual machines, is there an equivalent option to force entering setup? I can't seem to find which keyboard shortcut works.
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:19
Actually, this trick also seems to work with EFI machines. Thanks for the tip!
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:39
add a comment |
The process varies when using vSphere for VMWare vCenter, which is a far more common scenario in Enterprise environments.
- Right-click the VM in the Navigator pane (or use the Actions menu at the top of the primary pane) and choose
Edit Settings.... - Click the
VM Optionstab at the top. - Expand the
Boot Optionstwirl-down menu on the left. - Locate the
Force BIOS setupoption (alternatively, it may be calledForce EFI setup).
NOTE: If your boot device and virtual hardware configuration support it, changing the Firmware setting from BIOS to EFI (requires powering-off the VM first) is advantageous in that it allows for one-time boot device selection, whereas BIOS does not; with the BIOS firmware, it's necessary to re-order the boot devices and save the changes, which is in no way ideal because if you forget to disconnect the drive or unmount the media, the VM could boot into the BIOS the next time it restarts unexpectedly, leaving a production machine unreachable until someone intervenes.
(Even though the Asker is using Fusion, this Question's visibility is such that solutions for other VMWare implementations seem appropriate.)
See: Delay the Boot Sequence in the vSphere Documentation for more information.
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To force the machine to enter the BIOS setup once (but continue booting normally on subsequent start-ups), add bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE" to VM's .vmx file.
Alternatively, quickly press F2 while booting. To make this easier, set bios.bootDelay = "xxxx" in the .vmx file, where xxxx is the number of milliseconds during which the VM will wait for the F2 signal.
See http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004129
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
571531
answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
What about with EFI virtual machines, is there an equivalent option to force entering setup? I can't seem to find which keyboard shortcut works.
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:19
Actually, this trick also seems to work with EFI machines. Thanks for the tip!
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:39
add a comment |
To force the machine to enter the BIOS setup once (but continue booting normally on subsequent start-ups), add bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE" to VM's .vmx file.
Alternatively, quickly press F2 while booting. To make this easier, set bios.bootDelay = "xxxx" in the .vmx file, where xxxx is the number of milliseconds during which the VM will wait for the F2 signal.
See http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004129
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
571531
answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
What about with EFI virtual machines, is there an equivalent option to force entering setup? I can't seem to find which keyboard shortcut works.
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:19
Actually, this trick also seems to work with EFI machines. Thanks for the tip!
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:39
add a comment |
To force the machine to enter the BIOS setup once (but continue booting normally on subsequent start-ups), add bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE" to VM's .vmx file.
Alternatively, quickly press F2 while booting. To make this easier, set bios.bootDelay = "xxxx" in the .vmx file, where xxxx is the number of milliseconds during which the VM will wait for the F2 signal.
See http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004129
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
571531
answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
To force the machine to enter the BIOS setup once (but continue booting normally on subsequent start-ups), add bios.forceSetupOnce = "TRUE" to VM's .vmx file.
Alternatively, quickly press F2 while booting. To make this easier, set bios.bootDelay = "xxxx" in the .vmx file, where xxxx is the number of milliseconds during which the VM will wait for the F2 signal.
See http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004129
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
571531
answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
571531
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
571531
edited Sep 18 '14 at 18:40
Kyle Strand
571531
571531
answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
answered Nov 3 '09 at 15:39
Željko Filipin
2,174102838
2,174102838
What about with EFI virtual machines, is there an equivalent option to force entering setup? I can't seem to find which keyboard shortcut works.
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:19
Actually, this trick also seems to work with EFI machines. Thanks for the tip!
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:39
add a comment |
What about with EFI virtual machines, is there an equivalent option to force entering setup? I can't seem to find which keyboard shortcut works.
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:19
Actually, this trick also seems to work with EFI machines. Thanks for the tip!
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:39
What about with EFI virtual machines, is there an equivalent option to force entering setup? I can't seem to find which keyboard shortcut works.
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:19
What about with EFI virtual machines, is there an equivalent option to force entering setup? I can't seem to find which keyboard shortcut works.
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:19
Actually, this trick also seems to work with EFI machines. Thanks for the tip!
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:39
Actually, this trick also seems to work with EFI machines. Thanks for the tip!
– sstur
Oct 2 '15 at 6:39
add a comment |
The process varies when using vSphere for VMWare vCenter, which is a far more common scenario in Enterprise environments.
- Right-click the VM in the Navigator pane (or use the Actions menu at the top of the primary pane) and choose
Edit Settings.... - Click the
VM Optionstab at the top. - Expand the
Boot Optionstwirl-down menu on the left. - Locate the
Force BIOS setupoption (alternatively, it may be calledForce EFI setup).
NOTE: If your boot device and virtual hardware configuration support it, changing the Firmware setting from BIOS to EFI (requires powering-off the VM first) is advantageous in that it allows for one-time boot device selection, whereas BIOS does not; with the BIOS firmware, it's necessary to re-order the boot devices and save the changes, which is in no way ideal because if you forget to disconnect the drive or unmount the media, the VM could boot into the BIOS the next time it restarts unexpectedly, leaving a production machine unreachable until someone intervenes.
(Even though the Asker is using Fusion, this Question's visibility is such that solutions for other VMWare implementations seem appropriate.)
See: Delay the Boot Sequence in the vSphere Documentation for more information.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 14:21
Ben Johnson
63678
add a comment |
The process varies when using vSphere for VMWare vCenter, which is a far more common scenario in Enterprise environments.
- Right-click the VM in the Navigator pane (or use the Actions menu at the top of the primary pane) and choose
Edit Settings.... - Click the
VM Optionstab at the top. - Expand the
Boot Optionstwirl-down menu on the left. - Locate the
Force BIOS setupoption (alternatively, it may be calledForce EFI setup).
NOTE: If your boot device and virtual hardware configuration support it, changing the Firmware setting from BIOS to EFI (requires powering-off the VM first) is advantageous in that it allows for one-time boot device selection, whereas BIOS does not; with the BIOS firmware, it's necessary to re-order the boot devices and save the changes, which is in no way ideal because if you forget to disconnect the drive or unmount the media, the VM could boot into the BIOS the next time it restarts unexpectedly, leaving a production machine unreachable until someone intervenes.
(Even though the Asker is using Fusion, this Question's visibility is such that solutions for other VMWare implementations seem appropriate.)
See: Delay the Boot Sequence in the vSphere Documentation for more information.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 14:21
Ben Johnson
63678
add a comment |
The process varies when using vSphere for VMWare vCenter, which is a far more common scenario in Enterprise environments.
- Right-click the VM in the Navigator pane (or use the Actions menu at the top of the primary pane) and choose
Edit Settings.... - Click the
VM Optionstab at the top. - Expand the
Boot Optionstwirl-down menu on the left. - Locate the
Force BIOS setupoption (alternatively, it may be calledForce EFI setup).
NOTE: If your boot device and virtual hardware configuration support it, changing the Firmware setting from BIOS to EFI (requires powering-off the VM first) is advantageous in that it allows for one-time boot device selection, whereas BIOS does not; with the BIOS firmware, it's necessary to re-order the boot devices and save the changes, which is in no way ideal because if you forget to disconnect the drive or unmount the media, the VM could boot into the BIOS the next time it restarts unexpectedly, leaving a production machine unreachable until someone intervenes.
(Even though the Asker is using Fusion, this Question's visibility is such that solutions for other VMWare implementations seem appropriate.)
See: Delay the Boot Sequence in the vSphere Documentation for more information.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 14:21
Ben Johnson
63678
The process varies when using vSphere for VMWare vCenter, which is a far more common scenario in Enterprise environments.
- Right-click the VM in the Navigator pane (or use the Actions menu at the top of the primary pane) and choose
Edit Settings.... - Click the
VM Optionstab at the top. - Expand the
Boot Optionstwirl-down menu on the left. - Locate the
Force BIOS setupoption (alternatively, it may be calledForce EFI setup).
NOTE: If your boot device and virtual hardware configuration support it, changing the Firmware setting from BIOS to EFI (requires powering-off the VM first) is advantageous in that it allows for one-time boot device selection, whereas BIOS does not; with the BIOS firmware, it's necessary to re-order the boot devices and save the changes, which is in no way ideal because if you forget to disconnect the drive or unmount the media, the VM could boot into the BIOS the next time it restarts unexpectedly, leaving a production machine unreachable until someone intervenes.
(Even though the Asker is using Fusion, this Question's visibility is such that solutions for other VMWare implementations seem appropriate.)
See: Delay the Boot Sequence in the vSphere Documentation for more information.
answered Dec 12 '18 at 14:21
Ben Johnson
63678
edited Dec 12 '18 at 15:22
answered Dec 12 '18 at 14:21
Ben Johnson
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answered Dec 12 '18 at 14:21
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answered Dec 12 '18 at 14:21
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