An ISO to install ESX on a Dell Poweredge server has been downloaded and copied to an external hard drive.
Boot from USB was enabled as follows:
- F2 (Entering System Setup)
- Boot Settings
- USB Flash Drive Emulation Type
- Front USB: USB Flash Disk: Hard Disk
- Boot Sequence
- Hard Drive C: (Front USB: USB Flash Disk)
- USB Flash Drive Emulation Type
However, once this external hard drive has been connected to one of the USB ports, boot from USB does not appear in the F11
menu:
- F11 (Entering BIOS Boot Manager)
- Hard Drive C:
- Slot 1 ...
- Hard Drive C: