Set all VM's to Client Device for CD Drive

[Chuck8773]

Does anyone know how to script the settings for the CD Drive on a VM? I have over 200 VM's that are connected to the volume that holds our ISO images. I would like to get all of them disconnected as I am changing the ISO volume.

Hoping there is a way through scripting to set all of those VM's to Client Device.

Thank you for your help.

Charles Killmer, VCP

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[mlubinski]

you can use this software to remove mounted ISOs

http://www.robware.net/download/RVTools.pdf

[Chuck8773]

It looks like that can disconnect the ISO, but I want to remove that VM's connection to the LUN that holds the VM's. If you look at the map display on the LUN, it shows the VM's are connected even if the ISO is not mounted. Setting the VM to Client device removes this connection to the LUN.

RVTools is very nice though.

Charles Killmer, VCP

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[Chuck8773]

Thought I would post the Powershell script that I wrote to facilitate this.

Add-PSSnapin VMware.Vimautomation.Core

Connect-VIServer localhost

$vmlist = get-vm

for ($i=0;$i -lt $vmlist.count; $i++)

{

$cdtest = ""

$cdtest = get-cddrive $vmlist[$i] | findstr esxiso

if ($cdtest.length -gt 0)

{

get-cddrive $vmlist[$i] | set-cddrive -nomedia -confirm:$false

}

}

This will find all vms that have an iso mounted from the esxiso volume.

Use at your own risk. It worked in my environment, but should be tested by anyone that wants to use it.

Charles Killmer, VCP4

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