Configuring a Floppy Drive

Use VI Web Access to edit floppy drives attached to virtual machines. Each virtual machine can access a physical floppy drive or a floppy image file on the host machine, or on the client machine where you are running your browser. A device can be connected to only one virtual machine on a server at a time.

To edit an existing virtual floppy drive

1. From the VI Web Access client, select the virtual machine.
2. On the Summary tab, under Hardware, click Floppy Drive.
3. Click Edit.
4. Choose the media type for the floppy drive:
   • Host Media - Connects to a device or file on the host system.
   • Client Media - Connects to a device or file on the client system.

     Client Media is supported on ESX Server 3 virtual machines only. For more information on client devices, see Using Client Devices.

5. To connect this virtual machine to the server's floppy drive, select Connected.

Only one virtual machine can connect to a given floppy drive at a time.

To connect this virtual machine to the server's floppy drive when the virtual machine is powered on, select Connect at Power On.

6. In the Device list, select Physical Drive or Floppy Image.
7. Enter the location of the drive or floppy image in the location field.

   For example, the server's floppy drive could be /dev/fd0.

8. Click OK.