SCVMM library is unable to refesh a file because it is in use

In the jobs window in the System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) console , the following warning appeared:

Warning (10803)
Unable to refresh \\server\share\ISO\Windows2012 R2\SW_DVD5_Windows_Svr_Std_and_DataCtr_2012_R2_64Bit_English_Core_MLF_X19-05182.ISO because the file is in use by another process.

Recommended Action
Wait for the next automatic library refresh, or manually refresh the library share after the process completes.

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The warning means that the ISO file is in use by one or more VM’s. To find the VM’s that are using the ISO file I created the following PowerShell script:

Import-module VirtualMachineManager
Get-SCVMMServer -ComputerName VMMSERVER
Get-SCVirtualMachine | Get-SCVirtualDVDDrive | Where-Object {$_.Connection -eq "ISOImage"} | Select Name, Connection, ISO

The script displays all the VMs that have an ISO file attached. The script is tested against a SCVMM 2012 R2 server.

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After changing the VMs Virtual DVD drive to “No media” the hourly (default) refresh of the library went without a warning.

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2 thoughts on “SCVMM library is unable to refesh a file because it is in use”

  1. This does not work try this as it will work.

    PS C:\Users\jjones> Get-SCVirtualMachine -VMMServer “yourscvmmserver.yourcompany.local” | Get-SCVirtualDVDDrive | Where -Object {$_.Connection -eq “ISOImage”} | Select Name, Connection, ISO

  2. This all can be avoided if you run it from the VMM server ;
    Get-SCVirtualDVDDrive -All | Where-Object {$_.connection -notlike “” -and $_.ISO -notlike “”} | Select Name, ISO

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