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NAME New-CDDrive
SYNOPSIS
This cmdlet creates a new virtual CD drive.
SYNTAX
New-CDDrive [-VM] <VirtualMachine> -ContentLibraryIso <ContentLibraryItem> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-Confirm]
[-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
New-CDDrive [-VM] <VirtualMachine> [-HostDevice <String>] [-IsoPath <String>] [-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-StartConnected] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This cmdlet creates a new virtual CD drive for each of the provided virtual machines. If an ISO location is
provided, sets the CD to point to the ISO.
PARAMETERS
-ContentLibraryIso <ContentLibraryItem>
Specifies the content library item of type ISO that you want to mount on the new CD drive.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? true
-HostDevice <String>
Specifies the path to the CD drive on the virtual machine host that backs the virtual CD drive. Do not set
this parameter if the ISOPath parameter is set.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-IsoPath <String>
Specifies the datastore path to the ISO (CD image) file that backs the virtual CD drive. Do not set this
parameter if the HostDevice parameter is set.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Server <VIServer[]>
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this
parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the
description of Connect-VIServer.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? true
-StartConnected [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that the virtual CD drive starts connected when the virtual machine associated with it powers on.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-VM <VirtualMachine>
Specifies the virtual machine to which the new virtual CD drive belongs. Passing multiple values to this
parameter is obsolete.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? true
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false,
the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value $true
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are
modified.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
The one or more newly created CDDrive objects
NOTES
-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------
New-CDDrive -VM $vm -ISOPath "Path_to_ISO\\test.iso"
Creates a CD drive on the specified virtual machine and attach an ISO image to it.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: https://code.vmware.com/doc/preview?id= ... Drive.html
Get-CDDrive
Remove-CDDrive
Set-CDDrive
SYNOPSIS
This cmdlet creates a new virtual CD drive.
SYNTAX
New-CDDrive [-VM] <VirtualMachine> -ContentLibraryIso <ContentLibraryItem> [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-Confirm]
[-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
New-CDDrive [-VM] <VirtualMachine> [-HostDevice <String>] [-IsoPath <String>] [-Server <VIServer[]>]
[-StartConnected] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
This cmdlet creates a new virtual CD drive for each of the provided virtual machines. If an ISO location is
provided, sets the CD to point to the ISO.
PARAMETERS
-ContentLibraryIso <ContentLibraryItem>
Specifies the content library item of type ISO that you want to mount on the new CD drive.
Required? true
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? true
-HostDevice <String>
Specifies the path to the CD drive on the virtual machine host that backs the virtual CD drive. Do not set
this parameter if the ISOPath parameter is set.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-IsoPath <String>
Specifies the datastore path to the ISO (CD image) file that backs the virtual CD drive. Do not set this
parameter if the HostDevice parameter is set.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Server <VIServer[]>
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this
parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the
description of Connect-VIServer.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? true
-StartConnected [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that the virtual CD drive starts connected when the virtual machine associated with it powers on.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-VM <VirtualMachine>
Specifies the virtual machine to which the new virtual CD drive belongs. Passing multiple values to this
parameter is obsolete.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value None
Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters? true
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false,
the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value $true
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are
modified.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value False
Accept pipeline input? False
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
The one or more newly created CDDrive objects
NOTES
-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------
New-CDDrive -VM $vm -ISOPath "Path_to_ISO\\test.iso"
Creates a CD drive on the specified virtual machine and attach an ISO image to it.
RELATED LINKS
Online Version: https://code.vmware.com/doc/preview?id= ... Drive.html
Get-CDDrive
Remove-CDDrive
Set-CDDrive