Vmsvc/device.connection
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.