This command attaches/modifies/removes a storage controller. After
this, virtual media can be attached to the controller with the
storageattach
command (see the next
section).
The syntax is as follows:
VBoxManage storagectl <uuid|vmname> --name <name> [--add <ide/sata/scsi/floppy>] [--controller <LsiLogic|LSILogicSAS|BusLogic| IntelAhci|PIIX3|PIIX4|ICH6|I82078>] [--sataportcount <1-30>] [--hostiocache on|off] [--bootable on|off] [--remove]
where the parameters mean:
The VM UUID or VM Name. Mandatory.
Name of the storage controller. Mandatory.
Define the type of the system bus to which the storage controller must be connected.
Allows to choose the type of chipset being emulated for the given storage controller.
This determines how many ports the SATA controller should support.
Configures the use of the host I/O cache for all disk images attached to this storage controller. For details, please see Section 5.7, “Host I/O caching”.
Selects whether this controller is bootable.
Removes the storage controller from the VM config.