Boot Order SettingsUsing the Boot Order Settings , you can configure the virtual machine boot sequence, that is, the order in which the virtual machine will try to load the operating system from different boot devices. Note: These settings cannot be changed when the virtual machine is running.
The currently supported boot devices are listed below:
Every time you start the virtual machine, it tries to boot from the device specified as the first one in the Boot order list. If the virtual machine cannot boot from the first device (for example, no media is connected to it), the virtual machine proceeds to the second device in the list and tries to boot from this device, and so on. On this pane, you can perform the following operations:
If you choose the
Select boot device on startup
option, you will see the following message at the virtual machine startup: "
Note:
Make sure that the device you wish to use for your virtual machine booting (hard disk drive, CD-ROM drive, floppy disk drive, or network adapter) is available to the virtual machine and configured properly. If you do not have any boot devices configured in your virtual machine, you will see the following error message after you start the virtual machine: "
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