Click on the cylinder icon to upload the ISO file into the datastore.Find a folder in VMware datastore to upload the ISO file.Right click on the datastore and select Browse Files.There must be atleast 2GB free space in the datastore.Once you’re logged into Vcenter web client, go to Storage section from the Home screen.Go to Ubuntu Website and Download the latest Ubuntu live CD/DVD.

Install VMware client integration plugin.Install Firefox ESR, not the standard Firefox.Create a temporary Windows VM in the same region/datacenter where you want the ISO file to upload (this enables much faster data transfer rates than uploading directly from your pc to datastore ).Since Vcenter web client integration plugin only works with Windows/Mac, we will have to create a Windows VM.– Access to Windows VMs or ability to create one Create a Windows VM If you already have a Live CD/DVD in VMware, skip to Section 2 Section 1: Uploading Ubuntu ISO in vCenter datastore Pre-requisites: Ubuntu VM has LVM partition and needs fixing Ubuntu VM has automatically set grub password after upgradeģ. Ubuntu VM not booting due to grub issuesĢ.

Some of the scenarios you may have faced are:ġ.

If you’re running Ubuntu VMs in VMware, you may have come across situations where you need to address issues using a Linux live CD/DVD.

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