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title: Preparing a USB flash drive for installation
slug: epmm/on-premise/installation-guide/preparing-a-usb-flash-drive-for-installation
createdAt: 2026-10-06T07:51:54.034Z
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The M2250, M2600, and M2700 appliances do not have a DVD drive. Therefore, use of a DVD with these appliances is not supported. Installing the Ivanti EPMM ISO on these appliances is done from a USB flash drive.
:::hint{type="info"}
USB flash drives are only supported on M2250, M2600, and M2700 appliances.
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**Prerequisites **
Ensure that the USB flash drive meets the following minimum requirements:
- USB Standard 2 or 3
- USB Connector Type-A
**Procedure **
The USB flash drive preparation steps vary somewhat between Ivanti EPMM 11.3.1.0 and older releases from Ivanti EPMM 12.0.0.0 - 12.10.0.0 and newer releases. Follow the steps for your release:
Table: USB flash drive preparation steps, by release
| Step | Installation prep for Ivanti EPMM 11.3.1.0 and older releases | Installation prep for Ivanti EPMM 11.4.0.0 and newer releases |
| ---- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 1 | Insert a USB flash drive into a Windows PC.
Use a USB flash drive with a minimum of 2 GB storage space. | Insert a USB flash drive into a Windows PC.
Use a USB flash drive with a minimum of 4 GB storage space. |
| 2 | Download the Ivanti EPMM ISO image to the same PC from the Ivanti EPMM Support site. | Download the Ivanti EPMM ISO image to the same PC from the Ivanti EPMM Support site. |
| 3 | Download a third-party tool to the same PC to create a bootable USB flash drive.
Ivanti EPMM uses the tool Rufus for creating bootable USB drives, which can be downloaded here: [https://rufus.akeo.ie/](https://rufus.akeo.ie/). | Download a third-party tool to the same PC to create a bootable USB flash drive.
Ivanti EPMM uses the tool Rufus for creating bootable USB drives, which can be downloaded here: [https://rufus.akeo.ie/](https://rufus.akeo.ie/). |
| 4 | Run the tool and provide the following information when asked in the tool wizard:
- Location of the ISO.
- Location of the USB flash drive.
- Volume label name for the USB flash drive.
You must use **MOBILEIRON** as the volume label name. | Run the tool and provide the following information when asked in the tool wizard:
- Location of the ISO.
- Location of the USB flash drive.
- Ensure that the Volume label is empty till version 11.12.x.x. However, for 12.0.0.0 and later versions, volume label must be 'Ivanti EPMM @ Oracle 8.9'.
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| 5 | Select:
- Partition Scheme: MBR and
- Target System: BIOS or UEFI | Select:
- Partition Scheme: MBR and
- Target System: BIOS or UEFI
Master Boot Record (MBR)
Basic Input/Output System (BIOS)
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) |
| 6 | For File System, select FAT32. | For File System, select FAT32. |
| 7 | Complete the wizard to create a bootable USB flash drive. | 1. Click Start.
2. ISO Hybrid image detected popup menu displays.
3. Select Write in DD image mode, as shown below:
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1. Click OK. Allow the Wizard to complete the bootable USB drive. |
| 8 | Continue to [Installing the Ivanti EPMM ISO image on M2250 and M2600 appliances](docId\:dVgStnYiVTbjQ92xYXfwG) for installation instructions.
When requested during the installation, select
hw-m2250-m2600-usb-install. | Once the bootable USB drive is complete, continue to [Mounting and installing the Ivanti EPMM ISO image on an M2700 appliance](docId\:lwlSiaulQ87zRFlndSAdZ) for installation instructions.
When requested during the installation, select
Install Ivanti EPMM 11.4.0.0-xx from USB. |
:::hint{type="info"}
Installation of Enterprise Connector on M2250, M2600, and M2700 appliances via USB is not supported.
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