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Physical hard disk

Connect a physical hard disk

--device-add hdd --device <real_name> [--iface <ide | scsi | sata>] [--passthr <yes | no>]

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

Parameters

--device: the name of the host computer hard disk that will be connected to the virtual machine. To obtain the names of all hard disks installed on the host, use the prlsrvctl info command.

--iface: virtual hard disk interface type: ide, scsi, sata.

--passthr: enables the passthrough mode for the specified device.

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

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

--subtype: virtual hard disk subtype: buslogic, lsi-spi, lsi-sas.