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3 Select the device type to use for this virtual device.
Option Action
Client Device
Select this option to connect the floppy device to a physical floppy device
or a .flp floppy image on the system from which you access the
vSphere Web Client.
Use existing floppy image
a Select this option to connect the virtual device to an existing floppy
image on a datastore accessible to the host.
b Click Browse and select the floppy image.
Create new floppy image
a Select this option to create a floppy image on a datastore accessible to
the host.
b Click Browse and browse to the location for the floppy image.
c Enter a name for the floppy image and click OK.
4 (Optional) Select or deselect the Connected check box to connect or disconnect the device.
5 (Optional) Select Connect At Power On to connect the device when the virtual machine powers on.
6 Click OK.
Add a Floppy Drive to a Virtual Machine in the vSphere Web Client
Use a physical floppy drive or a floppy image to add a floppy drive to a virtual machine.
ESXi does not support floppy drives that are backed by a physical floppy drive on the host.
NOTE You cannot use vMotion to migrate virtual machines that have floppy drives backed by a physical
floppy drive on ESX 3.5, 4. 0, and 4.x hosts that vCenter Server 5.0 manages. You must disconnect these
devices before you migrate the virtual machine.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have the Virtual machine.Configuration.Add or remove device privilege on the virtual
machine.
Procedure
1 Right-click a virtual machine in the inventory and select Edit Settings.
2 On the Virtual Hardware tab, select Floppy Drive from the New device drop-down menu, and click
Add.
3 Expand New Floppy drive and select the device type to use for this virtual device.
Option Description
Client Device
Select this option to connect the floppy device to a physical floppy device
or a .flp floppy image on the system from which you access the
vSphere Web Client.
Use existing floppy image
a Select this option to connect the virtual device to an existing floppy
image on a datastore accessible to the host.
b Click Browse and select the floppy image.
Create new floppy image
a Select this option to create a floppy image on a datastore accessible to
the host.
b Click Browse and browse to the location for the floppy image.
c Enter a name for the floppy image and click OK.
4 (Optional) Select or deselect the Connected check box to connect or disconnect the device.
5 (Optional) Select Connect At Power On to connect the device when the virtual machine powers on.
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