You can use VMware Remote Console to add and manage CD/DVD drives on your virtual machine.
Procedure
- Access the target virtual machine in VMware Remote Console.
- If you want to configure a new CD/DVD drive, add it to your virtual machine.
Note: Adding a CD/DVD drive is not supported on macOS. The
VMware Remote Console macOS client cannot add hardware to a virtual machine.
- Open the virtual machine settings in VMware Remote Console.
- On Windows, select .
- On Linux, select .
- Open the Hardware tab and click Add.
- Select CD/DVD Drive and click Finish.
- Open the settings for the target CD/DVD drive.
- On Windows or Linux, open the Hardware tab and select the desired CD/DVD drive.
- On macOS, select the desired CD/DVD drive under Removable Devices.
- Specify connection settings for the drive.
- To connect the drive immediately, select Connected (Windows or Linux) or Connect CD/DVD Drive (macOS).
- To connect the drive each time the virtual machine is powered on, select Connect at power on.
- Select whether the drive connects to a drive or image on your local machine or on the remote server.
- Select the desired disk drive or disk image.
What to do next
If you no longer need a configured CD/DVD drive, you can remove it from the virtual machine.
- On Windows or Linux, select the target CD/DVD drive and click Remove.
- On macOS, power off the virtual machine. Select the target CD/DVD drive and click Remove CD/DVD Drive.