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Configuring SCSI in the BIOS

The VMware GSX Server BIOS supports SCSI access through an option — ROM — that is enabled when one or more SCSI devices are configured in a virtual machine. The ROM option supports input and output operations to SCSI devices and enables booting from SCSI devices. Bootable SCSI devices (only disks at this time) are presented in the BIOS setup's Boot screen.

You can reach the BIOS setup screens by pressing F2 when a virtual machine is powered on or reset. The VMware GSX Server BIOS lists the first seven bootable SCSI devices configured for the virtual machine so you can select the order in which these devices are booted.

Notes:

• SCSI CD-ROM devices configured as SCSI drives are not bootable. You must configure your physical CD-ROM device as an IDE CD-ROM in the virtual machine in order to boot from the CD-ROM (for example, you must boot from the CD-ROM device when installing an operating system).
• Booting a virtual disk from raw devices works on IDE disks, booting a virtual machine from a raw SCSI disk is not supported.
• The BIOS setup identifies SCSI devices only in the Boot screen.

Related topics:

• Configuring a SCSI device for a virtual machine

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