Change CD-ROM via virsh

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I have a KVM virtual machine that is managed via libvirsh. Now I want to use a different ISO image inside the VM.

How do I change the DVD in the virtual drive using virsh?

rkthkr · Answer 1 · 2011-06-09 13:53:37Z

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Add CDROM:

attach-disk guest01 /root/disc1.iso hdc --driver file --type cdrom
--mode readonly

Change CDROM:

attach-disk guest01 /root/disc2.iso hdc --driver file --type cdrom
--mode readonly

Remove CDROM:

 attach-disk guest01 " " hdc --driver file --type cdrom
 --mode readonly

answered Jun 9 '11 at 13:53

	Thanks, rkthr. I test this next week and come back here. +1 anyway :-) – DerMike Jun 10 '11 at 8:24
	Thanks for tip. For me it works but only if I remove '--driver file' from the command (version of `virsh`: 0.9.2). – Lukasz Stelmach Dec 23 '11 at 20:50

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