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Using iLO 71
The floppy device can be used as a Linux file system, if formatted as such, with
the
mount
command. However, 1.44-Mb diskettes are usually accessed utilizing
the mtools utilities distributed with both Red Hat and SLES. The default mtools
configuration does not recognize a USB-connected floppy. To enable the various
m commands to access the Virtual Floppy device, modify the existing
/etc/mtools.conf file and add the following line:
drive v: file="/dev/sda" exclusive
This modification enables the mtools suite to access the Virtual Floppy as v. For
example:
mcopy /tmp/XXX.dat v:
mdir v:
mcopy v:foo.dat /tmp/XXX
Creating an iLO Virtual Floppy Image
The iLO Virtual Media feature enables you to create floppy image files within
the same applet. You can create image files from diskettes and create diskettes
from existing image files. The performance of iLO Virtual Floppy is faster when
image files are used.
To create a Virtual Media image file:
1. Click Create Disk Image.
2. Select the drive letter and the image file name. You can use the Browse
feature to find and select an existing image file or to change the directory in
which the image file will be created.
3. Click Create. The Virtual Media applet begins the process of creating the
image file. The process is complete when the progress bar reaches 100
percent.
Disk >> Image 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.