Add-VMDvdDrive
Add-VMDvdDrive
Adds a DVD drive to a virtual machine.
Syntax
Parameter Set: VMName
Add-VMDvdDrive [-VMName] <String[]> [[-ControllerNumber] <Int32> ] [[-ControllerLocation] <Int32> ] [[-Path] <String> ] [-AllowUnverifiedPaths] [-ComputerName <String[]> ] [-Passthru] [-ResourcePoolName <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: VMDriveController
Add-VMDvdDrive [-VMDriveController] <VMDriveController[]> [[-ControllerLocation] <Int32> ] [[-Path] <String> ] [-AllowUnverifiedPaths] [-Passthru] [-ResourcePoolName <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Parameter Set: VMObject
Add-VMDvdDrive [-VM] <VirtualMachine[]> [[-ControllerNumber] <Int32> ] [[-ControllerLocation] <Int32> ] [[-Path] <String> ] [-AllowUnverifiedPaths] [-Passthru] [-ResourcePoolName <String> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]
Detailed Description
The Add-VMDvdDrive cmdlet adds a DVD drive to a virtual machine.
Parameters
-ComputerName<String[]>
Specifies one or more Hyper-v hosts on which the DVD drive is to be added. 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 |
. |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ControllerLocation<Int32>
Specifies the number of the location on the controller at which the DVD drive is to be added. If not specified, the number of the first available location on the controller is used.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
4 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ControllerNumber<Int32>
Specifies the number of the controller to which the DVD drive is to be added. If not specified, the first IDE controller on which the specified ControllerLocation is available is used.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
3 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Passthru
Passes the added Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.DvdDrive through to the pipeline.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Path<String>
Specifies the full path to the virtual hard disk file or physical hard disk volume for the added DVD drive.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
5 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-ResourcePoolName<String>
Specifies the friendly name of the ISO resource pool to which this DVD drive is to be associated.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VM<VirtualMachine[]>
Specifies the virtual machine to which the DVD drive is to be added.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VMDriveController<VMDriveController[]>
Specifies the drive controller to which the DVD drive is to be added.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-VMName<String[]>
Specifies the name of the virtual machine to which the DVD drive is to be added.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
true |
Position? |
1 |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
True (ByValue) |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-AllowUnverifiedPaths
Specifies that no error is to be thrown if the specified path is not verified as accessible by the cluster. This parameter is applicable to clustered virtual machines.
Aliases |
none |
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
none |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
Required? |
false |
Position? |
named |
Default Value |
false |
Accept Pipeline Input? |
false |
Accept Wildcard Characters? |
false |
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
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, -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.
- Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VMDriveController[]
- Microsoft.HyperV.PowerShell.VirtualMachine[]
Outputs
The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.
- Microsoft.Virtualization.Powershell.DvdDrive
Examples
Example 1
This example adds a virtual DVD drive using file D:\ISOs\disc1.iso to virtual machine Test.
PS C:\> Add-VMDvdDrive -VMName Test –Path D:\ISOs\disc1.iso
Example 2
This example adds a virtual DVD drive using controller number 1 to virtual machine Test.
PS C:\> Get-VM Test | Add-VMDvdDrive -ControllerNumber 1
Example 3
This example adds virtual DVD drives using the IDE controllers from virtual machine Test.
PS C:\> Get-VMIdeController –VMName Test | Add-VMDvdDrive –Path E:\