Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 User Manual page 124

Table 7-1. Using Virtual Media: Frequently Asked Questions (continued)
Question
When I have a floppy drive or USB key open
through Windows Explorer and I try to establish a
Virtual Media connection on Windows for the
same drives, I get a connection failure and I am
asked to retry. Why?
Do I need to install drivers on the server to make
the Virtual Media feature work?
When I performed a firmware update remotely
using the DRAC 4 user interface, I noticed that
the Virtual Drives on the managed system
disappeared.
What will my Virtual Media feature look like
before the system is booted?
How do I set my virtual device to be bootable?
What media can I boot from?
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Answer
You cannot establish a connection until you close the
Windows Explorer that is accessing the floppy drive or
USB key. DRAC 4 does not allow shared access for
floppy drives and USB keys on Windows.
No. Drivers are not required on either the managed
system or the management station. The operating
system provides what is required for this feature.
See "Operating System Requirements on the Managed
System" for a list of supported operating systems.
Firmware updates cause the DRAC 4 to reset, which
causes the Virtual Drives to be unmounted. You can
restore the Virtual Drives on systems running
Windows by either restarting the system or by using
the Windows device manager to scan for new
hardware. You can restore the Virtual Drives on
systems running Red Hat Enterprise Linux by
remounting the drives after the firmware update
completes.
During system boot, the BIOS lists the virtual devices
that are available. You should see a message that lists 2
devices as follows:
Drive Number : 0 VIRTUALFLOPPY
DRIVE Removable Media Drive
Drive Number : 1 VIRTUALCDROM
DRIVE
You must go into the BIOS setup at the managed
system and then go to the boot menu. Once in the
boot menu, you find a listing for the virtual CD drive
and the virtual floppy drive. You can change the order
of the virtual devices in the boot order. For example, to
boot from a CD drive, you must put the CD drive first
in the boot order.
DRAC 4 allows you to boot from a bootable CDROM
media, a bootable 1.44 floppy disk, a bootable
1.44 floppy image, and a bootable USB key.