[VM-install]: "no boot files found "issue when you prepare to install the VM in the wmsphere client :

"no boot files found "issue when you prepare to install the VM in the wmsphere client :

You may encounter such issues when you intall one vm via wmshere client , pls check the belwo check points:

1 makes sure the avaible IOS format is loacted in the folder '/vmimages/..'
2 make sure set the virtual Device Node :IDE(0:0) CD/DVD Driver 1, it lets the boot program to boot form the CD/DVD

[VM]: Basic Knowledge #1 : How to export your vm to OVF ?

VMware Virtual Machine Disk File (VMDK) is a format specification for virtual machine (VM) files.

Export a Virtual Machine to OVF Format

1 Select the virtual machine and select File > Export to OVF.

2 Type a name for the OVF file and specify a directory in which to save it.

3 Click Save to start the OVF export process. The export process can take several minutes. A status bar indicates the progress of the export process.

More info on the VMware sitehttp://pubs.vmware.com/workstation-10/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.ws.using.doc%2FGUID-D1FEBF81-D0AA-469B-87C3-D8E8C45E4ED9.html

setProperty path for Chrome Driver

If you wanna change the Firefox driver to Chrome, you must set the system Property and tell the coder where to find the need chromedriver.
pls take notes that : you must point out the chromedriver.exe, not your system installed Chrome exe .

for example

System.setProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver","/path/chromedriver_win32/chromedriver.exe");