Device Management Parameters

The prlctl set command can be used to manage your virtual machine devices: hard disk drives, CD-ROM drives, floppy disks, network cards, etc. The command syntax is as follows:

prlctl set < ID | name > --device-add < name > < options >

prlctl set < ID | name > --device-set < name > < options >

prlctl set < ID | name > --device-del < name >

All device-related parameters can be subdivided into the following categories:

• parameters related to managing VM hard disk drives;
• parameters related to managing VM DVD-ROM and CD-ROM drives;
• parameters related to managing VM network cards;
• parameters related to managing VM floppy disk drives;
• parameters related to managing VM USB (Universal Serial Bus) drives;
• parameters related to managing VM serial ports;
• parameters related to managing VM parallel ports;
• parameters related to managing VM sound cards.

Each group of parameters is explained in the following subsections in detail.

Note: All operations on virtual machine devices (adding, modifying, or removing a device) can be performed on a stopped virtual machine only. An attempt to perform any of these operations on a running virtual machine will result in error.

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