#These are just some examples that help me manage the CD Drives connected to the VMs. Simple stuff but I thought I would share incase it helps someone.
#PLEASE CHECK COMMANDS BEFORE RUNNING THEM. These commands do make changes, so just be aware and run at your own risk.
#Also note that when running these commands VMWare may pop up a question(Mostly just linux VMs) which you will need to answer immediately.
#Make sure you're connected to VCenter first
Connect-VIServer servername
#This sets an individual VM's CD Drive to "Client Device" which means it will not be connected to anything unless you connect it.
#Replace vmname with the VMs name.
Get-CDDrive vmname | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia
#Sets all VMs with CD Drives connected to a host device to the "Client Device" which means it will not be connected anything unless you connect it.
Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | ?{$_.HostDevice -match "^/dev/"} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia
#Sets all VMs with CD Drives connected to a an iso to the "Client Device" which means it will not be connected anything unless you connect it.
Get-VM | Get-CDDrive | ?{$_.isopath -match "\.iso$"} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia
