Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual page 123

Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions (continued)
Question
Why does the Eject command fail to work?
I was using Internet Explorer and I did not install
the Virtual Media plug-in when I was prompted to
do so. Now, I can't use the Virtual Media feature.
A user has established a Virtual Media
connection, but forgot about it. How can another
user remove this connection?
Why do error messages like the following display
on the console when Red Hat Enterprise Linux
boots a Dell server with a DRAC 4 present?
... other console startup
messages ...
Apr 16 14:48:27 localhost
kernel: hde: VIRTUALFLOPPY
DRIVE, ATAPI FLOPPY drive
Apr 16 14:48:27 localhost
kernel: hdf: VIRTUALCDROM
DRIVE, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Apr 16 14:48:27 localhost
kernel: ide0 at 0x1f0-
0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14
Apr 16 14:48:27 localhost kernel:
ide-floppy: hde: I/O error,
pc = 23, key = 2, asc = 3a,
ascq = 0
Apr 16 14:48:27 localhost
kernel: ide-floppy: Can't get
floppy parameters
... other console startup
messages ...
Answer
The Eject command fails to work with Virtual CD
devices if no Virtual Media client was connected at the
time the Red Hat Enterprise Linux host was booted.
To eject CD media from a Virtual CD device in this
situation, ensure that the CD is not mounted, and
then press the Eject button on the client CD drive.
To return to the dialog box for installing the Virtual
Media plug-in, you can navigate away from the Media
page and then navigate back to it to be prompted for
the plug-in installation again.
Use the
racadm vmdisconnect
forcibly disconnect the virtual media connection
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux IDE driver writes all
error responses that it receives to the console log for
diagnostic purposes. However, in this case, the
messages are not indications of any real errors and
should be ignored.
The reason these error responses are generated is
because a Virtual Media client is not connected to the
DRAC 4 management board while the system is being
booted, but the Red Hat Enterprise Linux IDE driver
is requesting information regarding the Virtual floppy
media size. This information is not available until a
Virtual Media client connects its floppy device to the
DRAC 4.
The error response, in this case, (key=2, asc=3a) from
the DRAC 4 hardware indicates "media not present."
Configuring and Using Virtual Media
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