So I figured it out if anyone is in the same situation. During setup you get one hard disk which if you use the recommended settings which is an SCSI disk. Leave that one there hit finish. Then when this VM is created and its in the list (b4 you run it ) go to edit virtual machine settings add next choose SATA,next Choose 'use a physical disk', next under 'device' choose your usb drive. For me it was PhysicalDrive6.
Creating a bootable ESXi flash drive Download VMware ESXi ISO image from VMware. Connect your flash drive to your computer. Open Rufus and in the Device drop down select your USB flash drive. Click the icon that looks like a CD to select the ESXi ISO image you’ve downloaded. Now click on Start.
(You can see which one yours is by doing the diskpart command and then list disk). Next choose 'Use entire disk' hit next, then finish. Hit OK to get out of settings and run your VM.
How can I USB boot a VM in VMware Workstation 9? Since VMware’s BIOS doesn’t natively support booting from USB stick, you have to do it with the help of. But Plop Boot Manager only works in legacy BIOS mode.
In this tutorial we’ll show you another way to boot VMware Workstation / Fusion / ESXi virtual machine from USB stick, by mounting USB stick as virtual hard disk.How to Boot a VM in VMware from USB StickBefore getting started, make sure your bootable USB stick is already attached to your host machine. Open VMware Workstation and go to any existing virtual machine. Click on the VM menu and select Settings. In the Hardware section, click on the Add button. Select Hard Disk as the hardware type, and click Next.
I would recommend you select IDE disk type other than the default one. Choose Use a physical disk (for advanced users) and then click Next. Select your USB stick ( PhysicalDrive1) from the drop-down list and click Next. PhysicalDrive0 is your first physical disk. Enter the filename and location for the new virtual disk, and click Finish. Now, your USB stick will appear as an IDE hard drive to the virtual machine. To turn on your machine, click on the VM menu and select Power - Power On to Firmware.
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If your virtual machine uses UEFI firmware, it will boot to the Boot Manager screen. From there you can simply select IDE drive to boot from your USB stick.If your virtual machine uses BIOS, it will boot to the BIOS Setup Utility. Go to the Boot tab and select the Hard Drive and press Enter. Use the + key to move the virtual IDE drive to the top position.Finally press F10 to save your changes and exit. Within a few seconds you will be booted into the USB stick.