Virtual floppy/usb key operating systems notes – HP Integrated Lights-Out 2 User Manual
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To use an image file:
1.
From the Virtual Floppy/USBKey section of the Virtual Media applet, select Local Image File
.
2.
To locate the image file using the Choose Disk Image File dialog box, enter the path or file
name of the image in the text-box, or click Browse. To ensure the source diskette or image file
is not modified during use, select the Force read-only access option.
3.
Click Connect.
The connected drive icon and LED will change state to reflect the current status of the Virtual Floppy,
USB key drive, or secure digital device. When connected, the devices are available to the host
server until you close the Virtual Media applet. When you are finished, you can either select to
disconnect the device from the host server or close the applet.
NOTE:
The Virtual Media applet must remain open in your browser as long as you continue to
use a Virtual Media Device.
The iLO 2 Virtual Floppy/USBKey is available to the host server at run time if the operating system
on the host server supports USB floppy or key drives. For information on which operating systems
support USB mass storage at the time of the publication of this manual, see
To your operating system, iLO 2 Virtual Floppy/USBKey appears just like any other drive. When
using iLO 2 for the first time, the host operating system might prompt you to complete a New
Hardware Found wizard.
When you are finished using iLO 2 Virtual Media and disconnect it, you might receive a warning
message from the host operating system regarding unsafe removal of a device. This warning can
be avoided by using the operating system-provided feature to stop the device before disconnecting
it from the Virtual Media.
Virtual Floppy/USB Key operating systems notes
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MS-DOS
During boot and MS-DOS sessions, the Virtual Floppy device appears as a standard BIOS
floppy drive. This device appears as drive A. If a physically attached floppy drive exists, is
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