Cannot remove hd with VBoxManage

Question

I am not sure which parameter is missing. Could somebody point to the right direction please?

$ VBoxManage storagectl '5771682b-aa14-4bcb-99d5-1c7cd66c528b' --remove
Oracle VM VirtualBox Command Line Management Interface Version 5.0.8
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Usage:

VBoxManage storagectl       <uuid|vmname>
                            --name <name>
                            [--add ide|sata|scsi|floppy|sas]
                            [--controller LSILogic|LSILogicSAS|BusLogic|
                                          IntelAHCI|PIIX3|PIIX4|ICH6|I82078]
                            [--portcount <1-n>]
                            [--hostiocache on|off]
                            [--bootable on|off]
                            [--rename <name>]
                            [--remove]


Syntax error: Too few parameters

Listing devices:

UUID:           f62626fd-70fd-4875-a4ee-6003a59c9f84
Parent UUID:    base
State:          locked write
Type:           normal (base)
Location:       /.../automation_riak3_1450811382236_67912/box-disk1.vmdk
Storage format: VMDK
Capacity:       10140 MBytes
Encryption:     disabled

UUID:           5771682b-aa14-4bcb-99d5-1c7cd66c528b
Parent UUID:    base
State:          inaccessible
Type:           normal (base)
Location:       /.../automation/riak3.second.dsk.vdi
Storage format: VDI
Capacity:       51200 MBytes
Encryption:     disabled

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 22 '15 at 19:41

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From the output given

VBoxManage storagectl       <uuid|vmname>
                            --name <name>
                            [--add ide|sata|scsi|floppy|sas]
                            ....

It would appear to me as if --name <name> is not optional.

Where the name would be the name of the storage controller I believe.

i.e.

--name "SATA Controller"
--name "IDE Controller"

edit

Here is a link to the manpage for VBoxManage storagectl

answered Dec 22 '15 at 19:41

Matt Clark

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I found out that VBoxManage closemedium disk bddc3512-8615-461c-bcc3-0c1a7d57683c --delete does the job. – Istvan Dec 22 '15 at 22:09

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:10

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Removing unused disks can be done the following way:

vboxmanage closemedium  disk bddc3512-8615-461c-bcc3-0c1a7d57683c --delete

answered Dec 22 '15 at 22:10

Istvan

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Cannot remove hd with VBoxManage

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