Mounting a Physical CD/DVD Image or Mounting a CD/DVD Image File

When installing software on a guest session of a virtual server system, the administrator would either insert a CD or DVD into the drive of the physical server and access the disc from the guest session, or mount an ISO image file of the disc media.

To access a physical CD or DVD disc or to mount an image of a CD or DVD, follow these steps:

1. From the Hyper-V Manager console, click to select the guest session for which you want to provide access to the CD or DVD.

2. Right-click the guest session name, and choose Settings.

3. Click DVD Drive and choose Physical CD/DVD Drive if you want to mount a disc in the physical drive of the host system, or click Image File and browse for the ...

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