Users Guide

Configuring and Using Virtual Media 155
Frequently Asked Questions
Table 7-2 lists frequently asked questions and answers.
Table 7-2. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions
Question Answer
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 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
object is set to
0 (Enabled).
• You can enable the Virtual Media feature by
changing the
cfgVirMediaDisable object.
Use the
racadm config command to reset
the object and then restart your system.
The virtual media device appears
as drive letter C. This issue
affects my scripts. How can I
modify the drive letter?
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
racadm 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.