Packer: Multiple Disks Virtual Box

[digitaljedi2]

I'd like to be able to create multiple disks or a secondary disk of a VMDK type.

VBoxManage createhd --format VMDK --filename "second_disk.vmdk" --variant STREAM --size 100

[rasa]

Did you try:

      "vboxmanage": [
        [
          "createhd",
          "--format",
          "VMDK",
          "--filename"
          "second_disk.vmdk"
          "--variant STREAM"
          "--size 100"
        ]
      ],

or

      "vboxmanage_post": [
        [
          "createhd",
          "--format",
          "VMDK",
          "--filename"
          "second_disk.vmdk"
          "--variant STREAM"
          "--size 100"
        ]
      ],

[digitaljedi2]

Hah, I was just about to reply that I got it working with the following, however is there an option for SATA?
[ "createhd", "--format", "VMDK", "--filename", "disk2.vmdk", "--variant", "STREAM", "--size", "1" ],
[ "storageattach", "{{.Name}}", "--storagectl", "IDE Controller", "--port", "1", "--device", "0", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "disk2.vmdk" ]

[schade]

You need a 'storagectl' command prior to your 'storageattach' command and
some changes to the latter. The former creates the SATA controller for you
to attach to.
On May 9, 2014 9:23 AM, "digitaljedi2" [email protected] wrote:

Hah, I was just about to reply that I got it working with the following,
however is there an option for SATA?
[ "createhd", "--format", "VMDK", "--filename", "disk2.vmdk", "--variant",
"STREAM", "--size", "1" ],
[ "storageattach", "{{.Name}}", "--storagectl", "IDE Controller",
"--port", "1", "--device", "0", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "disk2.vmdk" ]

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[digitaljedi2]

Thanks for the feedback. This appears to work just fine. Now if I'm searching docs for making both disks SATA.

            [ "createhd", "--format", "VMDK", "--filename", "disk2.vmdk", "--variant", "STREAM", "--size", "1" ],
            [ "storagectl", "{{.Name}}", "--name", "SATA Controller", "--add", "sata", "--controller", "IntelAHCI"],
            [ "storageattach", "{{.Name}}", "--storagectl", "SATA Controller", "--port", "1", "--type", "hdd", "--medium", "disk2.vmdk" ]

[mitchellh]

We recommend what you did.

[splashx]

In case of vmware-iso, what would be the recommendation?