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Exception: Failed to find a free slot on the IDE controller

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#513 opened on Sep 25, 2018

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Hi, i need add iso file to boot list ( https://github.com/vmware/pyvmomi-community-samples/blob/master/samples/cdrom_vm.py )this error appear : raise Exception('Failed to find a free slot on the IDE controller') Exception: Failed to find a free slot on the IDE controller

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Inspect the cdrom vm.py sample, locate the IDE controller slot assignment logic, and trace how it determines free slots. Verify if the VM already has multiple IDE devices or if the slot detection is incorrect.
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python
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