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Configuring a CD-ROM or DVD Drive or ISO Image

Select: VM > Settings > Hardware > CD-ROM

Each virtual machine can access a physical DVD or CD-ROM drive on the VMware Server host or an ISO image file.

Multiple virtual machines can connect to the DVD or CD-ROM drive on the VMware Server host at the same time.

To disable or enable access to a CD-ROM or DVD drive while a virtual machine is running, choose the drive from the VM > Removable Devices menu.

You can change some configuration settings for a CD-ROM or DVD drive while the virtual machine is running. Some settings can be configured only when the virtual machine is powered off, and you must power off the virtual machine if you want to remove a CD-ROM or DVD drive. You cannot configure or remove the drive while the virtual machine is suspended.

You can set the following options under Device status:

You can set the following options under Connection:

Under Virtual device node you can select which SCSI or IDE device identifier to use for the drive. For example, if you select SCSI 0:2, the guest operating system sees the drive as ID 2 on controller 0. It does not matter whether the physical drive is IDE or SCSI. For example, if your physical CD-ROM drive is an IDE device, you may still select a SCSI node. In that case, the virtual machine sees the drive as a SCSI device.

If you are adding a new CD-ROM or DVD drive, click Add to install the device.

To remove an existing drive, select that drive, then click Remove.

Click OK to save the configuration and close the virtual machine settings editor.

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