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Managing Virtual Devices

The prlctl set command allows to add virtual devices to a virtual machine and to modify and delete existing virtual devices.

General Syntax

prlctl set ID|VM_name --device-add dev_type options

prlctl set ID|VM_name --device-set name options

prlctl set ID|VM_name --device-del name

Parameters

Name

Description

ID

The virtual machine ID.

VM_name

The virtual machine name.

--device-add dev_type options

Adds a virtual device to the specified virtual machine.

The dev_type parameter specifies the virtual device type (hdd, cdrom, fdd, net, etc.).

The options parameters specifies device-type specific options.

--device-set name options

Modifies the configuration of an existing virtual device in the specified virtual machine.

The name parameter specifies the virtual device name.

The options parameters specifies device-type specific options.

--device-del name

Deletes a virtual device from the virtual machine. The name parameter specifies the name of the virtual device to delete.

Remarks

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

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

Notes

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

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Hard Disk Drive Management Parameters

Optical Disk Drive Management Parameters

Floppy Disk Drive Management Parameters

Network Adapter Management Parameters

Serial Port Management Parameters

Parallel Port Management Parameters

USB Controller Management Parameters

Sound Device Management Parameters

Removing Devices from Virtual Machine

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