Boot and Scan Virtual Machines

MetaDefender Drive supports booting from and scanning virtual machines. MetaDefender Drive has been tested on the following virtual machine software:

  • VMWare Workstation & ESXi (Windows and Linux)
  • QEMU Virtual Machine Manager (Linux)

Boot and Scan VMWare Workstation Virtual Machines

The following example is a demonstration of booting your device using VMWare Workstation.

Some of the screenshots in the following example might look different, depending on the version you use.

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  1. From VMWare Workstation, open the Settings of the virtual machine you intend to scan, and set the Firmware type to UEFI.
  1. Power On your VM by right-clicking and selecting Power → Power On to Firmware.
  1. Connect the MetaDefender Drive to the virtual machine by right-clicking and selecting Removable Devices → <the plugged-in MetaDefender Drive> → Connect (Disconnect from Host).
  1. From the Boot Manager, select Enter Setup.
  1. Select Boot from a file.
  1. Locate your your MetaDefender Drive and select it.
  1. From the File Explorer, Select EFI.
  1. Select <BOOT>.
  1. Select grubx64.efi and wait for your virtual machine to boot up.

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