This group of parameters is used to add floppy disk drives to a virtual machine and to modify existing virtual floppy disk drives.
Syntax
prlctl set ID|VM_name --device-add fdd [--device name]
[--enable|--disable][--connect|--disconnect]
prlctl set ID|VM_name --device-set fdd [--device name]
[--enable|--disable][--connect|--disconnect]
Parameters
Name |
Description |
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The virtual machine ID. |
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The virtual machine name. |
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Specifies the type of the virtual device to add or modify (in this instance, a floppy disk drive). |
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Adds a new floppy disk drive to the virtual machine. You can connect only one floppy disk drive to a virtual machine. |
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Modifies the parameters of an existing virtual floppy disk drive. |
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The name of the physical floppy disk drive to connect to the virtual machine. If this parameter is omitted, a floppy drive image emulating the floppy disk drive will be created. |
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Enables the specified floppy disk drive. All newly added floppy drives are enabled by default (provided the |
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Disables the specified floppy disk drive. The drive itself is not removed from the virtual machine configuration. |
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Connect the specified floppy disk drive automatically during the virtual machine startup process. |
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Use this option if you don't want the specified floppy disk drive automatically connected to the virtual machine on its start. |
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The name and path of an existing floppy disk image file (usually |
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