Unmount ISO with answer "Yes"

[ganapa2000]

Hi,

I am trying to unmount ISO from all the VMs, some of the VMs are asking for question to unmount, I tried the below and getting below error

Please help

Get-CDDrive App123 | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia -Confirm:$false | Set-VMQuestion -Option "Yes" -Confirm:$false

Error:

Set-VMQuestion : The input object cannot be bound to any parameters for the command either because the command does not take pipeline input or the input and its properties do not match any of the

parameters that take pipeline input.

At line:1 char:70

+ ... oMedia -Confirm:$false | Set-VMQuestion -Option "Yes" -Confirm:$false

+                              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidArgument: (CD/DVD drive 1:PSObject) [Set-VMQuestion], ParameterBindingException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : InputObjectNotBound,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.SetVMQuestion

[LucD]

That is not how Set-VMQuestion works, it expect an object that is returned by Get-VMQuestion.

See Example 3 on the Set-VMQuestion help.

[ganapa2000]

Hi LucD,

I tried as below and getting the error

Get-VM App23| Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.ISOPath -ne $null} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia -Confirm:$false | Get-VMQuestion | Set-VMQuestion -DefaultOption

Set-CDDrive : 07/09/2019 1:46:33 AM

Set-CDDrive

Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.

At line:1 char:69

+ ... {$_.ISOPath -ne $null} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia -Confirm:$false | Get-V ...

+	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	+ CategoryInfo	: NotSpecified: (:) [Set-CDDrive], VimException
	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.SetCDDrive

[LucD]

You first have to answer the question before changing any settings on the CDDrive.

[ganapa2000]

LucD,

Only after issue this command, it asks for the question till then, I dont see question asked

Get-VM App23| Get-CDDrive | Where {$_.ISOPath -ne $null} | Set-CDDrive -NoMedia -Confirm:$false

[LucD]

I see, in that case you might want to give my Answer The Question! a try.

[ganapa2000]

LucD,

When I used the script, it works, it changes to client device but getting the error

Set-CDDrive : 07/09/2019 4:27:57 AM

Set-CDDrive

Operation is not valid due to the current state of the object.

At D:\myreports\Unmount_CD.ps1:53 char:1

+ Set-CDDrive -CD $cd -NoMedia -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction Stop

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

	+ CategoryInfo	: NotSpecified: (:) [Set-CDDrive], VimException
	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_BaseCmdlet_UnknownError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.SetCDDrive

[LucD]

Can you try changing that -ErrorAction Stop into -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue?

[ganapa2000]

Hi LucD,

Below command works fine for one VM. But If I had to perform on multiple VMs, it is not working

Working :: Set-CDDriveAndAnswer -Name mytestvm

Not Working :: Get-VM mysftp | Get-CDDrive | where {$_.IsoPath -ne $null} | Set-CDDriveAndAnswer

Get-VM : 09-07-2019 17:32:22

Get-VM

VM with name 'CD/DVD drive 1' was not found using the specified filter(s).

At D:\Unmount_ISO.ps1:49 char:7

+ $vm = Get-VM -Name $_

+	~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
	+ CategoryInfo	: ObjectNotFound: (:) [Get-VM], VimException
	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_OutputHelper_WriteNotFoundError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.GetVM

Get-CDDrive : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'VM'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the

argument, and then try running the command again.

At D:\Unmount_ISO.ps1:50 char:23

+ $cd = Get-CDDrive -VM $vm

+	~~~
	+ CategoryInfo	: InvalidData: (:) [Get-CDDrive], ParameterBindingValidationException
	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDev

   ice.GetCDDrive

Set-CDDrive : Cannot validate argument on parameter 'CD'. The argument is null. Provide a valid value for the

argument, and then try running the command again.

At D:\Unmount_ISO.ps1:53 char:17

+ Set-CDDrive -CD $cd -NoMedia -Confirm:$false -ErrorAction SilentlyCon ...

+	~~~
	+ CategoryInfo	: InvalidData: (:) [Set-CDDrive], ParameterBindingValidationException
	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentValidationError,VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDev

   ice.SetCDDrive

[LucD]

You are piping the output of a Get-CDDrive to the function, that will not work.
You can pipe objects from Get-VM to the function.

[ganapa2000]

LucD, could you please help me on this, I didnt get.

[LucD · Accepted solution]

You should use the function like this

Get-VM mysftp | where { Get-CDDrive | where { $_.IsoPath -ne $null } } | Set-CDDriveAndAnswer

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[ganapa2000]

LucD,

getting the below error

Get-VM mysftp | where { Get-CDDrive | where { $_.IsoPath -ne $null } } | Set-CDDriveAndAnswer

Get-CDDrive : 09-07-2019 18:54:01

Get-CDDrive

Please specify at least one of the following: VirtualMachine, Template

or Snapshot.

At D:\Unmount_ISO.ps1:62 char:27

+ Get-VM jivasftp | where { Get-CDDrive | where { $_.IsoPath -ne $null  ...

+	~~~~~~~~~~~
	+ CategoryInfo	: InvalidArgument: (:) [Get-CDDrive], ViError
	+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Core_VirtualDeviceGetter_GetMoListFromCmdletParameter_InsufficientParameters,VMware.VimA

   utomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.Commands.VirtualDevice.GetCDDrive

[ganapa2000]

Thanks a lot LucD,

I was able to fix the issue

Get-VM | where { Get-CDDrive $_ | where { $_.IsoPath -ne $null } } | Set-CDDriveAndAnswer

As always, you are simply superb