6: Virtual Media; Floppy Image - Lantronix SecureLinx Spider User Manual

6: Virtual Media

The Spider provides a powerful capability called Virtual Media, or Virtual Disk. Using the
USB port, the Spider can present either a local floppy disk image or a redirected remote
CD-ROM image to the target computer. This can allow system recovery in conditions as
bad as having local disks down and no primary network connection. With Floppy Disk
Image, the user can upload an image to the Spider's memory, which then emulates a
locally attached floppy drive. With CD-ROM Image, a Windows or other SAMBA share
can emulate a locally attached CD-ROM, for instance to update software.

Floppy Image

The Virtual Media - Floppy Disk option allows uploading a floppy disk image to the
Spider, which then appears to the attached computer as a physical floppy drive. The
desired floppy image file will be uploaded from the client system or from a network drive
accessible to the client system. The file must be structured as a floppy image. To make a
floppy image, search for and use a utility such as dd or rawwrite. The maximum image
size is 1.44MB. For larger images, use the CD-ROM Image function.
The image file remains in Spider until the current user logs out, or the Spider is rebooted.
Other client systems logging into the Spider will also see the active image in all Virtual
Media pages.
To upload a floppy image file:
1. From the Main Menu, select Virtual Media
Image Upload window.
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