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Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
2 Click the Hardware tab and click Add.
3 Select SCSI Device and click Next.
4 Select a SCSI device in the Connection panel.
5 Select an unused Virtual Device Node and click Next.
For device node SCSI (0:2), 0 is the controller number and 2 is the number of the device that is attached
to the controller. If you select a node on which devices already exist (for example, SCSI 0:3) you will
add a SCSI device to the existing controller. To add a new controller, you must select an unused device
node on an unused SCSI controller (for example 1:0).
6 Review your selections and click Finish.
New SCSI Controller (adding) and New SCSI Device (adding) appear in the Hardware list.
7 Click OK to save your changes and exit the dialog box.
8 Reopen the Virtual Machine Properties Editor.
9 Select the new SCSI controller and click Change Type.
10 Select VMware Paravirtual and click OK.
11 Click OK to save your changes.
Other Virtual Machine Device Configuration
In addition to configuring virtual machine CPU and Memory and adding a hard disk and virtual NICs, you
can also add and configure virtual hardware, such as DVD/CD-ROM drives, floppy drives, and SCSI
devices. Not all devices are available to add and configure. For example, you cannot add a video card, but
you can configure available video cards and PCI devices.
Add a CD or DVD Drive to a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Client
You can use a physical drive on a client or host or you can use an ISO image to add a CD/DVD drive to a
virtual machine.
If you are adding a CD/DVD drive that is backed by USB CD/DVD drive on the host, you must add the
drive as a SCSI device. Hot adding or removing SCSI devices from an ESXi host is not supported.
You cannot use vMotion to migrate virtual machines that have CD drives that are backed by the physical
CD drive on the host. You must disconnect these devices before you migrate the virtual machine.
Prerequisites
Ensure that the host is powered off before you add USB CD/DVD devices.
Procedure
1 In the vSphere Client inventory, right-click the virtual machine and select Edit Settings.
2 Select the Hardware tab and click Add.
3 Select CD/DVD Drive, and click Next.
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