Remove-VMDvdDrive
Remove-VMDvdDrive
Deletes a DVD drive from a virtual machine.
Syntax
Parameter Set: VMName
Remove-VMDvdDrive [-VMName] <String> [-ControllerNumber] <Int32> [-ControllerLocation] <Int32> [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Passthru] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: VMDvdDrive
Remove-VMDvdDrive [-VMDvdDrive] <DvdDrive[]> [-Passthru] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Remove-VMDvdDrive cmdlet deletes a DVD drive from a virtual machine.
Parameters
-ComputerName<String[]>
Specifies one or more Hyper-V hosts from which the DVD drive is to be deleted. NetBIOS names, IP addresses, and fully-qualified domain names are allowable. The default is the local computer — use “localhost” or a dot (“.”) to specify the local computer explicitly.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Passthru
Specifies that an object is to be passed through to the pipeline representing the DVD drive to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VMDvdDrive<DvdDrive[]>
Specifies the DVD drive to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
true (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ControllerLocation<Int32>
Specifies the number of the location on the controller at which the DVD drive is to be deleted. If not specified, the number of the first available location on the controller is used.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
3 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ControllerNumber<Int32>
Specifies the number of the controller from which the DVD drive is to be deleted. If not specified, the first IDE controller on which the specified ControllerLocation is available is used.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
2 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VMName<String>
Specifies the name of the virtual machine from which the DVD drive is to be deleted.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
true |
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).
Inputs
The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- None by default; Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.DriveController if –PassThru is specified.
Examples
Example 1
Removes the virtual DVD drive at IDE 1,0 on virtual machine TestVM.
PS C:\> Remove-VMDvdDrive -VMName TestVM -ControllerNumber 1 -ControllerLocation 0
Example 2
Removes all virtual DVD drives on IDE controller 1 of virtual machine TestVM.
PS C:\> Get-VMDvdDrive -VMName TestVM -ControllerNumber 1 | Remove-VMDvdDrive