Media Options for Booting the ESXi Installer

The ESXi installer must be accessible to the system on which you are installing ESXi.

The following boot media are supported for the ESXi installer:

• Boot from a CD/DVD. See Download and Burn the ESXi Installer ISO Image to a CD or DVD.
• Boot from a USB flash drive. See Format a USB Flash Drive to Boot the ESXi Installation or Upgrade.
• Boot from a network. See Network Booting the ESXi Installer.
• Boot from a remote location using a remote management application. See Using Remote Management Applications.