configure vm disk bus-type

configure vm vm_name disk bus-type bus_type

Description

Configures the virtual machine's (VM‘s) disk bus or controller.

Syntax Description

vm Specifies VMs.
vm_name Specifies the name of the VM.
disk Specifies disk configuration.
bus-type Specifies configuring the disk bus type.
bus_type Specifies the disk bus type (default is VirtIO).

Default

The default is VirtIO.

Usage Guidelines

This command allows you to configure the VM‘s disk bus or controller. The default bus type is VirtIO, but some operating systems are do not support this, and as a consequence, the VM will fail to boot. In this case, you can configure the bus type to IDE or SCSI.

Example

The following example configures the VM "vm1" to the bus type to IDE:

# configure vm vm1 disk bus-type IDE

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 30.7.

Platform Availability

This command is available on all platforms that support the Integrated Application Hosting (IAH) feature and have a Core or Premier license installed. For a list of platforms that support the IAH feature and for information about licenses, see the ExtremeXOS 32.1 Feature License Requirements .