[Solved] How to remove/replace raw disk from CLI

[Florinasdragalas]

Hello
SSD broke;VM doesn't start I want to replace with new one.
I attached old one with those commands to a VM:

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VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename /home/neymar/d5.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/disk/by-id/ata-INTEL_SSDSC2CW180A3_xxxxxxxxxxxxx

VBoxManage storageattach "helios" --storagectl "SATA Controller" --port 4 --device 0 --type hdd --medium /home/neymar/d5.vmdk

How to remove d5.vmdk from virtual box from CLI ?

Thank You,
Florin

[socratis]

Did you for real obfuscate the serial number of your hard disk? Seriously now?

If you want to remove the attached medium from a VM, you got to issue a similar command, with different switches/options:

VBoxManage storageattach "helios" --storagectl "SATA Controller" --port 4 --device 0 --type hdd --medium none

Basically you replace the actual medium name with "none". For more information, see ch. 8.17 VBoxManage storageattach:

• none

• Any existing device should be removed from the given slot.

[Florinasdragalas]

Hi,
Thank You,

It worked !

Best Regards,
Florin

[socratis]

Glad I could help. Marking as [Solved].