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    <title>topic CD/DVD drive 1 (Connecting...) forever in ESXi Discussions</title>
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    <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Using ESXi 5.5 (managed by vCenter) with vSphere Client, after some amount of time, it becomes impossible to mount an .iso in a VM. After selecting the .iso, the CD drive icon just hangs forever with "CD/DVD drive 1 (Connecting...)". The only way around it is to exit the vSphere Client and log back in.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Does anyone know why this happens or how to fix it? I've searched pretty extensively and I haven't found a solution to this problem.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;amp;externalId=1022010" title="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;amp;externalId=1022010"&gt;VMware KB:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cannot connect to the Client CD/DVD drive by using Passthrough IDE mode &lt;/A&gt;is not quite relevant (since we're not using Passthrough IDE mode)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.eversity.nl/blog/2012/05/connecting-a-local-iso-to-the-vm-in-the-vmware-vsphere-client-hangs-with-cddvd-drive-1-connecting/" title="http://www.eversity.nl/blog/2012/05/connecting-a-local-iso-to-the-vm-in-the-vmware-vsphere-client-hangs-with-cddvd-drive-1-connecting/"&gt;http://www.eversity.nl/blog/2012/05/connecting-a-local-iso-to-the-vm-in-the-vmware-vsphere-client-hangs-with-cddvd-drive-1-connecting/&lt;/A&gt;isn't helpful, because we're already running the vSphere Client with UAC elevation&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;Network connectivity is solid. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>spakov</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2014-07-18T15:26:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>CD/DVD drive 1 (Connecting...) forever</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/CD-DVD-drive-1-Connecting-forever/m-p/1333094#M123716</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;Using ESXi 5.5 (managed by vCenter) with vSphere Client, after some amount of time, it becomes impossible to mount an .iso in a VM. After selecting the .iso, the CD drive icon just hangs forever with "CD/DVD drive 1 (Connecting...)". The only way around it is to exit the vSphere Client and log back in.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;Does anyone know why this happens or how to fix it? I've searched pretty extensively and I haven't found a solution to this problem.&lt;/P&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;UL&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;amp;externalId=1022010" title="http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&amp;amp;cmd=displayKC&amp;amp;externalId=1022010"&gt;VMware KB:&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Cannot connect to the Client CD/DVD drive by using Passthrough IDE mode &lt;/A&gt;is not quite relevant (since we're not using Passthrough IDE mode)&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;LI&gt;&lt;A href="http://www.eversity.nl/blog/2012/05/connecting-a-local-iso-to-the-vm-in-the-vmware-vsphere-client-hangs-with-cddvd-drive-1-connecting/" title="http://www.eversity.nl/blog/2012/05/connecting-a-local-iso-to-the-vm-in-the-vmware-vsphere-client-hangs-with-cddvd-drive-1-connecting/"&gt;http://www.eversity.nl/blog/2012/05/connecting-a-local-iso-to-the-vm-in-the-vmware-vsphere-client-hangs-with-cddvd-drive-1-connecting/&lt;/A&gt;isn't helpful, because we're already running the vSphere Client with UAC elevation&lt;/LI&gt;&lt;/UL&gt;&lt;P&gt;&lt;/P&gt;&lt;DIV&gt;Network connectivity is solid. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.&lt;/DIV&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:26:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/CD-DVD-drive-1-Connecting-forever/m-p/1333094#M123716</guid>
      <dc:creator>spakov</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-07-18T15:26:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: CD/DVD drive 1 (Connecting...) forever</title>
      <link>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/CD-DVD-drive-1-Connecting-forever/m-p/1333095#M123717</link>
      <description>&lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt;&lt;BODY&gt;&lt;P&gt;sorry, no answer, but just to say that I've experienced that too. not, always, but on occasion &lt;/P&gt;&lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2014 18:44:05 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/CD-DVD-drive-1-Connecting-forever/m-p/1333095#M123717</guid>
      <dc:creator>wojtowvm</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2014-07-18T18:44:05Z</dc:date>
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