VirtualBox How To Add iSCSI Storage using VBoxManage

#to show all
VBoxManage list vms

#show ONLY running vms
VBoxManage list runningvms

VBoxManage storageattach test --storagectl "SATA" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium iscsi --server 192.168.1.91 --target "iqn.2018-12.local.abcrandom.target:sdb" --initiator "iqn.1982-01.ca.bla.tld:abc123" --tport 3260 --lun 1 iSCSI disk created. UUID: 3bbdd942-f3b0-4bc9-8f22-b0118f6f11ec

--server = the IP address of the iSCSI target server

--target = the target on the iSCSI srever

--initiator = your initiator name (eg. the equivalent of /etc/iscsi/initiator.iscsi)

--lun 1 (or whatever LUN number

Troubleshooting

If the disk creates successfully but VBox says it is inacessible it means you have probably specified something wrong in the flags above. Eg. a typo in your target, initiator, forgetting your LUN

UUID Already Exists

VBoxManage storageattach test --storagectl "SATA" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium iscsi --server 192.168.1.91 --target "iqn.1982-01.ca.bla.tld:abc123" VBoxManage: error: Cannot register the hard disk '192.168.1.91|iqn.1982-01.ca.bla.tld:abc123' {16b201f8-da53-499c-86ec-753a8b940e58} because a hard disk '192.168.1.91|iqn.1982-01.ca.bla.tld:abc123' with UUID {8cd2dd6e-9b69-488c-81f6-22fa96da0a2f} already exists VBoxManage: error: Details: code NS_ERROR_INVALID_ARG (0x80070057), component VirtualBoxWrap, interface IVirtualBox, callee nsISupports VBoxManage: error: Context: "CreateMedium(Bstr("iSCSI").raw(), bstrISCSIMedium.raw(), AccessMode_ReadWrite, DeviceType_HardDisk, pMedium2Mount.asOutParam())" at line 608 of file VBoxManageStorageController.cpp

#list all hdds

vboxmanage list hddsUUID: 8cd2dd6e-9b69-488c-81f6-22fa96da0a2f Parent UUID: base State: inaccessible Type: normal (base) Location: 192.168.1.91|iqn.1982-01.ca.bla.tld:abc123 Storage format: iSCSI Capacity: 0 MBytes Encryption: disabled

#let's delete it

vboxmanage closemedium disk 8cd2dd6e-9b69-488c-81f6-22fa96da0a2f --delete #uh oh iSCSI disks can't be deleted this way vboxmanage closemedium disk 8cd2dd6e-9b69-488c-81f6-22fa96da0a2f --delete VBoxManage: error: Medium format 'iSCSI' does not support storage deletion VBoxManage: error: Details: code VBOX_E_NOT_SUPPORTED (0x80bb0009), component MediumWrap, interface IMedium, callee nsISupports VBoxManage: error: Context: "DeleteStorage(pProgress.asOutParam())" at line 1603 of file VBoxManageDisk.cpp VBoxManage: error: Failed to delete medium. Error code Unknown Status -2135228407 (0x80bb0009)