Add sata_port_count so that a SATA controller can be created with more than 1 port. The default of prevents additional drives being added. Default preserved if not overridden.

builder/virtualbox/common/driver.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 // extremely specific.
 type Driver interface {
 	// Create a SATA controller.
-	CreateSATAController(vm string, controller string) error
+	CreateSATAController(vm string, controller string, portcount int) error
 
 	// Create a SCSI controller.
 	CreateSCSIController(vm string, controller string) error

builder/virtualbox/common/driver_4_2.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os/exec"
 	"regexp"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ type VBox42Driver struct {
 	VBoxManagePath string
 }
 
-func (d *VBox42Driver) CreateSATAController(vmName string, name string) error {
+func (d *VBox42Driver) CreateSATAController(vmName string, name string, portcount int) error {
 	version, err := d.Version()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func (d *VBox42Driver) CreateSATAController(vmName string, name string) error {
 		"storagectl", vmName,
 		"--name", name,
 		"--add", "sata",
-		portCountArg, "1",
+		portCountArg, strconv.Itoa(portcount),
 	}
 
 	return d.VBoxManage(command...)

builder/virtualbox/iso/builder.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	GuestOSType            string   `mapstructure:"guest_os_type"`
 	HardDriveDiscard       bool     `mapstructure:"hard_drive_discard"`
 	HardDriveInterface     string   `mapstructure:"hard_drive_interface"`
+	SATAPortCount          int      `mapstructure:"sata_port_count"`
 	HardDriveNonrotational bool     `mapstructure:"hard_drive_nonrotational"`
 	ISOInterface           string   `mapstructure:"iso_interface"`
 	KeepRegistered         bool     `mapstructure:"keep_registered"`
@@ -128,6 +129,15 @@ func (b *Builder) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 			errs, errors.New("hard_drive_interface can only be ide, sata, or scsi"))
 	}
 
+	if b.config.SATAPortCount == 0 {
+		b.config.SATAPortCount = 1
+	}
+
+	if b.config.SATAPortCount > 30 {
+		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(
+			errs, errors.New("sata_port_count cannot be greater than 30"))
+	}
+
 	if b.config.ISOInterface != "ide" && b.config.ISOInterface != "sata" {
 		errs = packer.MultiErrorAppend(
 			errs, errors.New("iso_interface can only be ide or sata"))

builder/virtualbox/iso/step_create_disk.go

@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ package iso
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
-	vboxcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/virtualbox/common"
-	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mitchellh/multistep"
+	vboxcommon "github.com/mitchellh/packer/builder/virtualbox/common"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/packer/packer"
 )
 
 // This step creates the virtual disk that will be used as the
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func (s *stepCreateDisk) Run(state multistep.StateBag) multistep.StepAction {
 	// the IDE controller above because some other things (disks) require
 	// that.
 	if config.HardDriveInterface == "sata" || config.ISOInterface == "sata" {
-		if err := driver.CreateSATAController(vmName, "SATA Controller"); err != nil {
+		if err := driver.CreateSATAController(vmName, "SATA Controller", config.SATAPortCount); err != nil {
 			err := fmt.Errorf("Error creating disk controller: %s", err)
 			state.Put("error", err)
 			ui.Error(err.Error())