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Adding a Virtual CD/DVD Drive

--device-add cdrom [ --image < name >] [ --iface < ide | scsi | sata >] [ --position < n >]

[ --subtype < buslogic | lsi-spi | lsi-sas >]

Parameters

--image : connect the specified image file to the virtual machine. The following image file formats are supported: iso , cue , ccd , dmg .

--iface : virtual CD/DVD interface type: ide , scsi , sata .

--position : the SCSI / IDE / SATA device identifier to be used for the DVD/CD drive. Allowed ranges:

  • 0-3 for IDE disk drives
  • 0-6 for SCSI disk drives
  • 0-5 for SATA disk drives

--subtype : virtual CD/DVD-ROM subtype: buslogic , lsi-spi , lsi-sas .