Jukka Salmi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm, is sda this "Virtual Floppy"? What's this? And what's a "Virtual > CDROM"?
The Virtual CD and Floppy are controlled via the Remote Access Controller (DRAC). The DELL Remote Access Console (DRAC) allows a suitably privileged user to view and interact with the console remotely from "outside" the OS - i.e. including access to BIOS setup and/or the BIOS boot process. The Virtual CD provides a mechanism for that remote user to install an OS from a remote image. As a specific example, I'm based in the UK but relatively recently installed a DELL 2950 physically located in Germany. I connected a (Debian) install image on my local (Debian) laptop to that server's Virtual CD drive, and proceeded to install from it. Hope that helps, Chris -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
