ESXi 3.5 Update 4 virtual machines cannot boot from ISO image stored on the server

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If I have one of my virtual machines of ESXi configured to use an ISO image sitting on my server ESXi, they cannot boot from this image.  This is after you click "ESC" during startup in order to change the startup CD-ROM.  I have this a known issue, or I'm just doing something wrong?  If I have the vms use an ISO sitting on my desktop (using Infrastructure Client) it works fine.

Or the answer is even simpler, make sure I connect at power on.

OK, Yes!  But some of the things we take for granted... haha...

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