Virtual Folder; Virtual Folder Operating System Notes - HP AB500A - Integrated Lights-Out Advanced User Manual

Click Create. The virtual media applet begins the process of creating the image file. The process is
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complete when the progress bar reaches 100%. To cancel the creation of an image file, click
Cancel.
The Disk>>Image option is used to create image files from physical diskettes or CD-ROMs. The
Image>>Disk option is not valid for a Virtual CD-ROM image. The Disk>>Image button changes to
Image>>Disk when clicked. Use this button to switch from creating image files from physical diskettes to
creating physical floppy diskettes from image files.

Virtual folder

The iLO 2 Virtual Folder emulates a USB device, dynamically creating a media image of a selected folder
or directory. After creating a virtual image of a folder or directory, the server connects to the created
image as a USB storage device, enabling you to browse to the server and transfer the files from the iLO 2
generated image to any location on the server.
The Virtual Folder feature is only available within the IRC. The virtual folder is non-bootable, read-only,
and the mounted folder is static. Changes to the client file are not replicated in the mounted folder.
Virtual Folder is a licensed feature available with the purchase of iLO 2 Advanced or iLO 2 Select. The
virtual folder feature enables you to access, browse, and transfer files from a client to a managed server.
The virtual folder feature supports the ability to mount and dismount a directory on a local or networked
directory that is accessible through the client, mounted and dismounted as a Virtual Media device.

Virtual folder operating system notes

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MS-DOS
During boot and MS-DOS sessions, the Virtual Folder device appears as a standard BIOS floppy
drive. This device appears as drive A. If a physically attached floppy drive exists, it is obscured and
unavailable during this time. You cannot use a physical local floppy drive and the Virtual Folder
simultaneously.
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Windows®
Virtual Folder appears automatically after Microsoft® Windows® recognizes the mounting of the
virtual USB device. You can use the folder as you would a locally attached device. Virtual Folder is
non-bootable. Attempting to boot from the folder might prevent the server from booting.
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NetWare 6.5
NetWare 6.5 supports the use of Virtual Folder as USB diskette and key drive. See the section,
"Mounting USB Virtual Floppy/USBKey in NetWare 6.5 (on page 110)" for step-by-step instructions.
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