diff --git a/COT/edit_hardware.py b/COT/edit_hardware.py
index 4b3ec67..d06d7ff 100644
--- a/COT/edit_hardware.py
+++ b/COT/edit_hardware.py
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ class COTEditHardware(COTSubmodule):
     :attr:`nic_names`,
     :attr:`serial_ports`,
     :attr:`serial_connectivity`,
-    :attr:`scsi_subtype`,
-    :attr:`ide_subtype`,
+    :attr:`scsi_subtypes`,
+    :attr:`ide_subtypes`,
     :attr:`virtual_system_type`
     """
 
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ def __init__(self, UI):
         self._serial_ports = None
         self.serial_connectivity = None
         """List of serial connection strings."""
-        self.scsi_subtype = None
-        """Subtype string for SCSI controllers"""
-        self.ide_subtype = None
-        """Subtype string for IDE controllers"""
+        self.scsi_subtypes = None
+        """Subtype string list for SCSI controllers"""
+        self.ide_subtypes = None
+        """Subtype string list for IDE controllers"""
         self.virtual_system_type = None
         """Virtual system type"""
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ def nic_type(self):
         .. deprecated:: 1.5
            Use :attr:`nic_types` instead.
         """
-        warnings.warn("Use nic_type instead", DeprecationWarning)
+        warnings.warn("Use nic_types instead", DeprecationWarning)
         if self.nic_types is None:
             return None
         if len(self.nic_types) > 1:
@@ -210,6 +210,48 @@ def serial_ports(self, value):
         self.vm.platform.validate_serial_count(value)
         self._serial_ports = value
 
+    @property
+    def scsi_subtype(self):
+        """SCSI controller subtype string to set.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 1.5
+           Use :attr:`scsi_subtypes` instead.
+        """
+        warnings.warn("Use scsi_subtypes instead", DeprecationWarning)
+        if self.scsi_subtypes is None:
+            return None
+        if len(self.scsi_subtypes) > 1:
+            raise TypeError("scsi_subtypes has more than one element ({0}). "
+                            "Use scsi_subtypes instead of scsi_subtype."
+                            .format(self.scsi_subtypes))
+        return self.scsi_subtypes[0]
+
+    @scsi_subtype.setter
+    def scsi_subtype(self, value):
+        warnings.warn("Use scsi_subtypes instead", DeprecationWarning)
+        self.scsi_subtypes = [value]
+
+    @property
+    def ide_subtype(self):
+        """NIC type string to set.
+
+        .. deprecated:: 1.5
+           Use :attr:`ide_subtypes` instead.
+        """
+        warnings.warn("Use ide_subtypes instead", DeprecationWarning)
+        if self.ide_subtypes is None:
+            return None
+        if len(self.ide_subtypes) > 1:
+            raise TypeError("ide_subtypes has more than one element ({0}). "
+                            "Use ide_subtypes instead of ide_subtype."
+                            .format(self.ide_subtypes))
+        return self.ide_subtypes[0]
+
+    @ide_subtype.setter
+    def ide_subtype(self, value):
+        warnings.warn("Use ide_subtypes instead", DeprecationWarning)
+        self.ide_subtypes = [value]
+
     def ready_to_run(self):
         """Check whether the module is ready to :meth:`run`.
 
@@ -228,8 +270,8 @@ def ready_to_run(self):
                 self.nic_names is None and
                 self.serial_ports is None and
                 self.serial_connectivity is None and
-                self.scsi_subtype is None and
-                self.ide_subtype is None and
+                self.scsi_subtypes is None and
+                self.ide_subtypes is None and
                 self.virtual_system_type is None
         ):
             return (False, "No work requested! Please specify at least "
@@ -360,11 +402,11 @@ def run(self):
                                 len(self.serial_connectivity)))
             vm.set_serial_connectivity(self.serial_connectivity, self.profiles)
 
-        if self.scsi_subtype is not None:
-            vm.set_scsi_subtype(self.scsi_subtype, self.profiles)
+        if self.scsi_subtypes is not None:
+            vm.set_scsi_subtypes(self.scsi_subtypes, self.profiles)
 
-        if self.ide_subtype is not None:
-            vm.set_ide_subtype(self.ide_subtype, self.profiles)
+        if self.ide_subtypes is not None:
+            vm.set_ide_subtypes(self.ide_subtypes, self.profiles)
 
     def create_subparser(self, parent, storage):
         """Add subparser for the CLI of this submodule.
@@ -385,10 +427,10 @@ def create_subparser(self, parent, storage):
                 "PACKAGE [-o OUTPUT] -v TYPE [TYPE2 ...]",
                 "PACKAGE [-o OUTPUT] \
 [-p PROFILE [PROFILE2 ...] [--delete-all-other-profiles]] [-c CPUS] \
-[-m MEMORY] [-n NICS] [--nic-types [{e1000,virtio,vmxnet3} ...]] \
+[-m MEMORY] [-n NICS] [--nic-types TYPE [TYPE2 ...]] \
 [-N NETWORK [NETWORK2 ...]] [-M MAC1 [MAC2 ...]] \
 [--nic-names NAME1 [NAME2 ...]] [-s SERIAL_PORTS] [-S URI1 [URI2 ...]] \
-[--scsi-subtype SCSI_SUBTYPE] [--ide-subtype IDE_SUBTYPE]",
+[--scsi-subtypes TYPE [TYPE2 ...]] [--ide-subtypes TYPE [TYPE2 ...]]",
             ]),
             help="Edit virtual machine hardware properties of an OVF",
             description="Edit hardware properties of the specified OVF or OVA",
@@ -484,13 +526,15 @@ def create_subparser(self, parent, storage):
 
         g = p.add_argument_group("disk and disk controller options")
 
-        g.add_argument('--scsi-subtype',
-                       help='Set resource subtype (such as "lsilogic" or '
+        g.add_argument('--scsi-subtypes', action='append', nargs='+',
+                       metavar=('TYPE', 'TYPE2'),
+                       help='Set resource subtype(s) (such as "lsilogic" or '
                        '"virtio") for all SCSI controllers. If an empty '
                        "string is provided, any existing subtype will be "
                        "removed.")
-        g.add_argument('--ide-subtype',
-                       help='Set resource subtype (such as "virtio") for '
+        g.add_argument('--ide-subtypes', action='append', nargs='+',
+                       metavar=('TYPE', 'TYPE2'),
+                       help='Set resource subtype(s) (such as "virtio") for '
                        "all IDE controllers. If an empty string is "
                        "provided, any existing subtype will be removed.")
 
diff --git a/COT/ovf.py b/COT/ovf.py
index 621a096..8fcc0cd 100644
--- a/COT/ovf.py
+++ b/COT/ovf.py
@@ -1325,26 +1325,28 @@ def get_serial_connectivity(self, profile):
         return [item.get_value(self.ADDRESS) for item in
                 self.hardware.find_all_items('serial', profile_list=[profile])]
 
-    def set_scsi_subtype(self, type, profile_list):
-        """Set the device subtype for the SCSI controller(s).
+    def set_scsi_subtypes(self, type_list, profile_list):
+        """Set the device subtype(s) for the SCSI controller(s).
 
-        :param str type: SCSI subtype string
+        :param list type_list: SCSI subtype string list
         :param list profile_list: Change only the given profiles
         """
         # TODO validate supported types by platform
         self.hardware.set_value_for_all_items('scsi',
-                                              self.RESOURCE_SUB_TYPE, type,
+                                              self.RESOURCE_SUB_TYPE,
+                                              " ".join(type_list),
                                               profile_list)
 
-    def set_ide_subtype(self, type, profile_list):
-        """Set the device subtype for the IDE controller(s).
+    def set_ide_subtypes(self, type_list, profile_list):
+        """Set the device subtype(s) for the IDE controller(s).
 
-        :param str type: IDE subtype string
+        :param list type_list: IDE subtype string list
         :param list profile_list: Change only the given profiles
         """
         # TODO validate supported types by platform
         self.hardware.set_value_for_all_items('ide',
-                                              self.RESOURCE_SUB_TYPE, type,
+                                              self.RESOURCE_SUB_TYPE,
+                                              " ".join(type_list),
                                               profile_list)
 
     def get_property_value(self, key):
diff --git a/COT/tests/test_edit_hardware.py b/COT/tests/test_edit_hardware.py
index 1dc8a98..3c50822 100644
--- a/COT/tests/test_edit_hardware.py
+++ b/COT/tests/test_edit_hardware.py
@@ -1164,6 +1164,7 @@ def test_set_scsi_subtype_all_profiles(self):
         """Set SCSI controller subtype under all profiles."""
         self.instance.package = self.input_ovf
         self.instance.scsi_subtype = "virtio"
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.scsi_subtype, "virtio")
         self.instance.run()
         self.instance.finished()
         self.check_diff("""
@@ -1177,6 +1178,9 @@ def test_clear_scsi_subtype_all_profiles(self):
         """Clear SCSI controller subtype under all profiles."""
         self.instance.package = self.input_ovf
         self.instance.scsi_subtype = ""
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.scsi_subtype, "")
+        # TODO: this should really be an empty list or None
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.scsi_subtypes, [""])
         self.instance.run()
         self.instance.finished()
         self.check_diff("""
@@ -1188,7 +1192,10 @@ def test_clear_scsi_subtype_all_profiles(self):
     def test_set_scsi_subtype_one_profile(self):
         """Set SCSI controller subtype under a single profile."""
         self.instance.package = self.input_ovf
-        self.instance.scsi_subtype = "virtio"
+        self.instance.scsi_subtypes = ['buslogic', 'lsilogic']
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.scsi_subtypes, ['buslogic', 'lsilogic'])
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            self.instance.scsi_subtype
         self.instance.profiles = ['4CPU-4GB-3NIC']
         self.instance.run()
         self.instance.finished()
@@ -1201,7 +1208,7 @@ def test_set_scsi_subtype_one_profile(self):
 +        <rasd:Description>SCSI Controller</rasd:Description>
 +        <rasd:ElementName>SCSI Controller 0</rasd:ElementName>
 +        <rasd:InstanceID>3</rasd:InstanceID>
-+        <rasd:ResourceSubType>virtio</rasd:ResourceSubType>
++        <rasd:ResourceSubType>buslogic lsilogic</rasd:ResourceSubType>
 +        <rasd:ResourceType>6</rasd:ResourceType>
 +      </ovf:Item>
        <ovf:Item>
@@ -1210,6 +1217,8 @@ def test_set_scsi_subtype_one_profile(self):
     def test_set_scsi_subtype_no_existing(self):
         """Set SCSI controller subtype for an OVF with none (no-op)."""
         self.instance.package = self.minimal_ovf
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.scsi_subtype, None)
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.scsi_subtypes, None)
         self.instance.scsi_subtype = "virtio"
         self.instance.run()
         self.assertLogged(**self.NO_ITEMS_NO_WORK)
@@ -1219,18 +1228,21 @@ def test_set_scsi_subtype_no_existing(self):
     def test_set_ide_subtype_all_profiles(self):
         """Set IDE controller subtype across all profiles."""
         self.instance.package = self.input_ovf
-        self.instance.ide_subtype = "virtio"
+        self.instance.ide_subtypes = ["virtio", "foobar"]
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.ide_subtypes, ["virtio", "foobar"])
+        with self.assertRaises(TypeError):
+            self.instance.ide_subtype
         self.instance.run()
         self.instance.finished()
         # Since there is no pre-existing subtype, we just create it
         # under each controller:
         self.check_diff("""
          <rasd:InstanceID>4</rasd:InstanceID>
-+        <rasd:ResourceSubType>virtio</rasd:ResourceSubType>
++        <rasd:ResourceSubType>virtio foobar</rasd:ResourceSubType>
          <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>
 ...
          <rasd:InstanceID>5</rasd:InstanceID>
-+        <rasd:ResourceSubType>virtio</rasd:ResourceSubType>
++        <rasd:ResourceSubType>virtio foobar</rasd:ResourceSubType>
          <rasd:ResourceType>5</rasd:ResourceType>
 """)
 
@@ -1238,6 +1250,8 @@ def test_set_ide_subtype_one_profile(self):
         """Set IDE controller subtype under a single profile."""
         self.instance.package = self.input_ovf
         self.instance.ide_subtype = "virtio"
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.ide_subtype, "virtio")
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.ide_subtypes, ["virtio"])
         self.instance.profiles = ['4CPU-4GB-3NIC']
         self.instance.run()
         self.instance.finished()
@@ -1270,6 +1284,8 @@ def test_set_ide_subtype_one_profile(self):
     def test_set_ide_subtype_no_existing(self):
         """Set IDE controller subtype for an OVF with none (no-op)."""
         self.instance.package = self.minimal_ovf
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.ide_subtype, None)
+        self.assertEqual(self.instance.ide_subtypes, None)
         self.instance.ide_subtype = "virtio"
         self.instance.run()
         self.assertLogged(**self.NO_ITEMS_NO_WORK)
diff --git a/COT/vm_description.py b/COT/vm_description.py
index c1a52b5..21b492a 100644
--- a/COT/vm_description.py
+++ b/COT/vm_description.py
@@ -545,18 +545,42 @@ def get_serial_connectivity(self, profile):
     def set_scsi_subtype(self, type, profile_list):
         """Set the device subtype for the SCSI controller(s).
 
+        .. deprecated:: 1.5
+           Use :func:`set_scsi_subtypes` instead.
+
         :param str type: SCSI subtype string
         :param list profile_list: Change only the given profiles
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError("set_scsi_subtype not implemented!")
+        warnings.warn("Use set_scsi_subtypes() instead", DeprecationWarning)
+        self.set_scsi_subtypes([type], profile_list)
+
+    def set_scsi_subtypes(self, type_list, profile_list):
+        """Set the device subtype list for the SCSI controller(s).
+
+        :param list type_list: SCSI subtype string list
+        :param list profile_list: Change only the given profiles
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("set_scsi_subtypes not implemented!")
 
     def set_ide_subtype(self, type, profile_list):
         """Set the device subtype for the IDE controller(s).
 
+        .. deprecated:: 1.5
+           Use :func:`set_ide_subtypes` instead.
+
         :param str type: IDE subtype string
         :param list profile_list: Change only the given profiles
         """
-        raise NotImplementedError("set_ide_subtype not implemented!")
+        warnings.warn("Use set_ide_subtypes() instead", DeprecationWarning)
+        self.set_ide_subtypes([type], profile_list)
+
+    def set_ide_subtypes(self, type_list, profile_list):
+        """Set the device subtype list for the IDE controller(s).
+
+        :param list type: IDE subtype string list
+        :param list profile_list: Change only the given profiles
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("set_ide_subtypes not implemented!")
 
     # API methods needed for edit-product
     # API methods needed for edit-properties