It's case sensitive, and should be in lower case.
It's a known problem.
http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1004611



On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 1:59 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote:

> Ah - that's another problem I've been having...
>
> I cannot - *cannot* - use my VI client to attach an ISO to a VM as a
> CD/DVD, nor the analogous files for floppies. It just errors out with
> 'Please specify a valid image'. Yet these files write to disk just
> fine, and I can then put them in an appropriate drive and it will work
> just fine.
>
> Kurt
>
> On Fri, Aug 27, 2010 at 08:08, Don Guyer <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> > We've experienced pretty much the same thing here in our VM environment,
> with no explanations found.
> >
> > We'll be connected to an ISO loading up a new VM and it will just stop.
> Start it again and it may be fine. Next time it might go through the first
> time or take 2-3 tries or it may not recognize the ISO and you have to mount
> up a disc locally.
> >
> > Spent some time researching it, but it takes so little time to roll out a
> VM we haven't really pushed to find a root cause, if there even is one.
> >
> >
> >
> > Don Guyer
> > Systems Engineer - Information Services
> > Prudential, Fox & Roach/Trident Group
> > 431 W. Lancaster Avenue
> > Devon, PA 19333
> > Direct: (610) 993-3299
> > Fax: (610) 650-5306
> > [email protected]
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 10:45 PM
> > To: NT System Admin Issues
> > Subject: Re: The arrrgghhhness of it all...
> >
>  > On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 17:14, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote:
> >> I'm trying to install Win2k3 R2 SP2 in an ESX3.5 VM, from scratch.
> >> It's blowing up on it big time, and I am really unhappy with it right
> >> now.
> >>
> >> Sitrep:
> >
> > <snippety>
> >
> > Well, hmmph.
> >
> > OK - I did almost exactly the same procedure on a new VM today, and
> > had exactly *no* issues.
> >
> > The "almost exactly" part was that I did the Windows updates only 5 at
> > a time (as opposed to over 90!), and let the VM reboot as asked.
> >
> > So, I'm scratching my head over why the issues I had earlier.
> >
> > No freaking idea.
> >
> > Weird.
> >
> > I'm going to sulk now...
> >
> > Kurt
> >
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> >
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>
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