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Virtual optical drive

Add an optical drive

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

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

Modify an optical drive

--device-set < drive_name > [ --image < name >] [ --iface < ide | scsi | sata >]

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

Parameters

drive_name : The name of the optical drive to modify ( --device-set command only ) . To obtain the list of the available drives, use the prlctl list --info command.

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

--iface : virtual optical interface type: ide , scsi , sata .

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

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

--subtype : virtual optical drive subtype: buslogic , lsi-spi , lsi-sas .