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7: Interfaces b. To mount the image, click Set. Information about the image displays in the Virtual Media Active Image section of the page and the CD icon displays on the remote console. Figure 7-8 Virtual Media Active Page 3. If desired, in the Virtual Media Active Image section: a. Click Reactivate if the remote console does not recognize the image. b. Click Unset to remove the current image file. This option is available only when a user uploads a floppy image. c. Click Download to save the image file. Floppy Image In the Floppy Image Upload section, you can upload a floppy disk image to the Spider device, 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 1.44 MB. For larger images, use the CD-ROM Image function. The image file remains in Spider device until the current user logs out, or the device is rebooted. Other client systems logging into the Spider device will also see the active image in all Virtual Media pages. To upload a floppy image file, perform the following steps. 1. In the Floppy Image Upload section (bottom right), click Browse to locate the floppy image file. 2. Do one of the following: a. Click Reset to discard your changes. Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM-over-IP Device User Guide 72

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7: Interfaces
Spider™ and SpiderDuo® KVM-over-IP Device User Guide
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b.
To mount the image, click
Set
. Information about the image displays in the
Virtual Media
Active Image
section of the page and the CD icon displays on the remote console.
Figure 7-8
Virtual Media Active Page
3.
If desired, in the
Virtual Media Active Image
section:
a.
Click
Reactivate
if the remote console does not recognize the image.
b.
Click
Unset
to remove the current image file. This option is available only when a user
uploads a floppy image.
c.
Click
Download
to save the image file.
Floppy Image
In the
Floppy Image Upload
section, you can upload a floppy disk image to the Spider device,
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 1.44 MB. For larger images, use the CD-ROM
Image function.
The image file remains in Spider device until the current user logs out, or the device is rebooted.
Other client systems logging into the Spider device will also see the active image in all Virtual
Media pages.
To upload a floppy image file, perform the following steps.
1.
In the
Floppy Image Upload
section (bottom right), click
Browse
to locate the floppy image
file.
2.
Do one of the following:
a.
Click
Reset
to discard your changes.