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  <title>Creating a Virtual Optical Disk Image</title>
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    <p>Use the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Creator</b> tool to create a virtual optical disk image from selected files on the host. </p>
    <p>A virtual ISO (VISO) differs from a real ISO because the files remain on the host, unless you choose to copy the files to the guest. This makes a VISO faster to create and use, and you do not need guest additions. A VISO is read-only and is ideal for use as installation media or reference data.</p>
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        <p>Display the <b outputclass="bold">Optical Disks</b> tab in Virtual Media Manager and click <b outputclass="bold">Create</b>. </p>
        <p>The <b outputclass="bold">VISO Creator</b> tool is shown. </p>
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        <p>Create the virtual ISO file. </p>
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            <p>Configure the name of the ISO file. </p>
            <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> and select the <b>VISO Options</b> tab. Enter the name in the <b outputclass="bold">Viso Name</b> field. </p>
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            <p>Add files to your virtual ISO. </p>
            <p>In the <b outputclass="bold">Host File System</b> pane, select files to copy from the host system to the virtual ISO. </p>
            <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Add Items To VISO</b>. The files are displayed in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane. </p>
            <p>The following file operations are also available: </p>
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                <p>To create folders on the virtual ISO, click <b outputclass="bold">Create New Directory</b>. </p>
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                <p>To remove files from the virtual ISO, select files in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane and click <b outputclass="bold">Remove Items From VISO</b>. </p>
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                <p>To remove <i>all</i> files from the virtual ISO, click <b outputclass="bold">Reset the VISO Content</b>. </p>
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                <p>To import <i>all</i> file content from an existing ISO into the virtual ISO, highlight the ISO file name and click <b>Import Selected ISO into the VISO Content</b>. The imported ISO is opened and content is listed in the <b outputclass="bold">VISO Content</b> pane.</p>
                <p>To remove files from the imported ISO, select the files in the <b>Viso Content</b> pane and click <b>Remove Selected Item(s) from VISO</b>.</p>
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        <p>Create the virtual ISO image. </p>
        <p>Click <b outputclass="bold">Save and Close</b>. </p>
        <p>A virtual ISO file with the specified name and content is created. </p>
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