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Write down the VM ID for example it can be a number like 4400
Write down the VM ID for example it can be a number like 4400
Find the key for your VirtualCDrom by querying the hardware devices for your VM.
Find the key for your VirtualCDrom by querying the hardware devices for your VM.



Revision as of 21:32, 29 December 2008

vimsh vmsvc/device.connection

Usage: device.connection vmid deviceKey connect

Connect/Disconnect the virtual device specified


example: disconnect cdrom device from VM

Get the ID of your VM in question using (scroll using shift page up / page down if you have to)

vmsvc/getallvms

Write down the VM ID for example it can be a number like 4400

Find the key for your VirtualCDrom by querying the hardware devices for your VM.

vmsvc/device.getdevices 4400

Scroll up again and write down the Key, in my case it is 3000 Now disconnect the CDrom device by running:

vmsvc/device.connection 4400 3000 false

Use true if you want to connect the device.