Doubt regarding the removal of CD drive from a VM using VMReconfig.java

[srimini]

Hi,

i am trying to use VMReconfig.java (VISDK)attached below to remove the CD drive of a VM.

in that there are certain mandatory parameters as follow

vmname : Name of the virtual machine

*device : cpu|memory|disk|cd|nic

*operation : add|remove

*value : high|low|normal|numeric value

here what does the value parameter correponds to...how can i set that?

please help me.....

for the refernce , i have attached the VMReconfig.java

[njain]

Hi Padmini,

The "value" parameter in case of removal is the device name as it is visible in Virtual Machine properties. Thus, for e.g., for CD drive it may be "CD/DVD Drive 1", "CD/DVD Drive 2" etc. For floppy drive "Floppy Drive 1" etc.

run.bat com.vmware.samples.vm.VMReconfig --url https://<VC/ESX URL>/sdk/vimService --username <username> --password <password> --vmname <vmname> --device cd --operation remove --value "CD/DVD Drive 2"

Hope this will resolve your issues.

Neha

[srimini]

Hi,

thanks...am trying ......

Regards,

Padmini

[Steve_Jin]

The VMConfig.java sample is simplified using VI Java API at:

Steve JIN, VMware Engineering

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