Release Notes

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Q: I am viewing the contents of a floppy drive or USB memory key. If I
try to establish a Virtual Media connection using the same drive, I
receive a connection failure message and am asked to retry. Why?
A: Simultaneous access to Virtual Floppy drives is not allowed.
Close the application used to view the drive contents before
you attempt to virtualize the drive.
Q: How do I configure my virtual device as a bootable device?
A: On the managed system, access the BIOS Setup and navigate to the
boot menu. Locate the virtual CD, Virtual Floppy, or Virtual Flash
and change the device boot order as needed. For example, to boot
from a CD drive, configure the CD drive as the first drive in the
boot order.
Q: What types of media can I boot from?
A: The DRAC 5 allows you to boot from the following bootable media:
- CDROM/DVD Data media
- ISO9660 image
- 1.44 Floppy disk or floppy image
- DRAC 5 embedded virtual flash
- A USB key that is recognized by the OS as a removable disk
- A USB key image
Q: How can I make my USB key bootable?
A: Perform one of the following procedures:
1) Format your USB key with Windows 98 DOS using a Windows 98
startup disk.
a) Boot your system from a Windows 98 startup disk.
b) Copy the system files from the startup disk to your USB
key.
For example, from a DOS prompt, type:
sys a: x: /s
where "x" is the USB key that you want to make bootable.
2) Use the Dell boot utility. This utility is only compatible with
Dell-branded USB keys. To download the utility, launch a
supported Web browser, navigate to the Dell Support website at
“support.dell.com,” and search for "R122672.exe."
Q: Do I need Administrator privileges to install the ActiveX plug-in?
A: You must have Administrator privileges on Windows
systems to install the Virtual Media plug-in.
Q: What privileges do I need to install and use the Virtual Media
plug-in on a Red Hat Linux management station?
A: You must have write privileges on the browsers directory tree to
successfully install the Virtual Media plug-in.
Q: I cannot locate my Virtual Floppy device on a system running Red
Hat Enterprise Linux or the SUSE Linux operating System. My
Virtual Media is attached and I am connected to my remote floppy.
A: Some Linux versions do not automount the Virtual Floppy and the
Virtual CDROM in a similar manner. In order to mount the Virtual