This section provides the steps needed to deploy an Edge Compute Stack host by way of a USB boot device to a physical host. What to read next Creating the USB Drive Boot MediaThe Edge Compute Stack service currently supports builds from USB drives and ISO files. This section explains how to create a bootable USB drive used to install the Edge Compute Stack Host. VMware recommends a USB 3.0 drive for the Edge Compute Stack service to achieve best performance, but slower deployments still succeed with older USB drives. Booting Your Edge ServerYou can use the media created to boot your Edge server and create an Edge Compute Stack host. Parent topic: Deploying a Physical Host