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Attaching an ISO File to a NxTop

You can attach an ISO file to a NxTop. An ISO file is a software installation kit presented as a file; attaching an ISO file is the equivalent of putting a CD or DVD in a drive. Attaching an ISO file to a NxTop does not by itself run the ISO file and perform the installation. The Attach ISO action allows the administrator to select an ISO file to present to the NxTop.

The NxTop does not have to be running when you attach an ISO file. However, if the ISO includes an autorun file, the NxTop needs to be running with a user logged on to automatically start the autorun file.

The drive used to mount the ISO is configured on the General Configuration tab. The default drive letter is M:

Quick Installation of HIS
To provide a (virtual) mouse for NxTops running in the Console, install Hyper-V Integration Services (HIS) on the NxTop. To simplify this task, NxTop Center offers the ISO for Hyper-V Integration Services.

An attached ISO is listed on the NxTop's Summary tab. You can only attach one ISO file to a NxTop at a time.

Installing software from an ISO file is the same as any installation of software to a NxTop base image. See Adding Applications to a NxTop for more information.

To attach an ISO to a NxTop:

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Step One

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Click NxTops in the navigation panel, and select the NxTop you want.

Step Two

Click the Attach ISO action. The Attach ISO Wizard is displayed.

Step Two

Step Three

Select the ISO to attach:

  • Click the Hyper-V Integration Services radio button or
  • Click Software Library ISO, and then select the ISO from the dropdown list.
     
    The dropdown list displays all ISOs in the Software Library except Hyper-V Integration Services.

 

Step Four

Finish

Click Finish.

The ISO file is attached to the NxTop, and presented as mounted CD or DVD when the NxTop is running. Once an ISO file is attached, the NxTop has a Remove ISO action.


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Removing an Attached ISO File from a NxTop

Removing an attached ISO file makes the ISO unavailable to the NxTop - as if you had ejected the CD or DVD from a drive. Any software installed from the ISO file is unaffected.

To remove an attached ISO from a NxTop:

  1. Click NxTops in the navigation panel, and select the NxTop you want.
  2. Click Remove ISO the Remove ISO action. A conformation pop-up is displayed.
  3. Click Yes at the confirmation message. The ISO file is detached from the NxTop.
  4. Click Finish Finish button.