How do I attach a physical DVD to a Hyper-V machine?

I have Hyper-V running on Windows 8.1 host and now I need to install an operating system on the virtual machine. My operating system is on a physical DVD in a USB DVD drive attached to the physical computer.

How can I attach this DVD to the Hyper-V virtual machine for system installation?

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Generation 2 virtual machines don't support booting from physical DVDs. Either use a Generation 1 VM, or use a virtual DVD (an ISO).

The same question and answer is over at Server Fault. (Not sure if this qualifies as a duplicate when on different sites).

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