5.6. Uploading VMDK images to vSphere

Procedure

1. Upload the image into vSphere via HTTP. Click on Upload Files in the vCenter:

   

2. When you create a VM, on the Device Configuration, delete the default New Hard Disk and use the drop-down to select an Existing Hard Disk disk image:

   

3. Make sure you use an IDE device as the Virtual Device Node for the disk you create. The default value SCSI results in an unbootable virtual machine.