Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media Frequently Asked Questions; Frequently Asked Questions - Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual

Frequently Asked Questions

Table 7-1 lists frequently asked questions and answers.
Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions
Question
When I boot my system, the following messages
appear during POST:
Drive Number: 0 failed to
detect Virtual device
Drive Number: 1 failed to
detect Virtual device
The virtual media device appears as drive letter C.
This issue affects my scripts. How can I modify
the drive letter?
I modified the virtual floppy device to emulate a
super-floppy device and restarted my system. After
restart, the drive letter(s) did not change.
Sometimes when I try to access virtual floppy
media, the Windows File Explorer displays a "Not
Responding" message in the title bar, but the
floppy access light indicates that the floppy is still
being accessed. Why does this happen?
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Configuring and Using Virtual Media
Answer
• The Dell™ Virtual Media devices may have been
disabled. To verify the device configurations, type the
following command:
•
racadm getconfig -g
cfgRacVirtual
• Ensure that the
cfgVirMediaDisable
is set to (Enabled).
0
• You can enable the Virtual Media feature by
changing the
cfgVirMediaDisable
Use the
racadm config
object and then restart your system.
By default, the Dell Virtual Media Floppy device
appears as a disk-drive device to the Windows
operating system. This type of device is enumerated
by Windows as drive letter C or higher. The Dell
Virtual Media Floppy device can be configured to
appear as a super-floppy drive using the
command. After you configure the virtual media
device, the operating system assigns drive letter A or B
to the virtual floppy device when the system is
installed or when the drives are first discovered.
To configure your Dell Virtual Media Floppy device as
a super-floppy device:
1
Type the following command:
racadm config -g cfgRacVirtual -o
cfgFloppyEmulation 1
2
Restart your system.
The Dell Virtual Media drive letter enumeration is
assigned when the operating system is first installed or
if the DRAC 4 IDE controller is deleted and rescanned
by the Microsoft Windows Device Manager.
The access to a 1.44 floppy is slow, especially over a
network. As a result, you must wait long enough for
Windows to read the floppy. The Windows File
Explorer may display a "Not Responding" message in
the title bar while it continues to read the floppy. Note
that USB keys are faster to access.
object
object.
command to reset the
racadm