Important information

Important Information 19
Virtual Floppy Drive is Listed as a Target Location for Windows Server
Backup Tool
Dell Ref: 120261
The Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating system reports the virtual floppy
drive as a removable USB media, and the Windows Server Backup tool also
lists as removable media devices for backup. Hence, the virtual floppy drive
gets listed as one of the media options for taking backup.
NOTE: It is not recommended to take a backup on a virtual floppy drive.
Use the following commands to remove the virtual floppy drive from the list
of target locations for Windows Server Backup tool:
Remote Racadm:
racadm -r <ipaddress> -u <user name> -p <password>
config -g cfgRacVirtual –o cfgVirMediaFloppyEmulation 1
Local Racadm:
racadm config -g cfgRacVirtual –o
cfgVirMediaFloppyEmulation 1
Default is: cfgVirMediaFloppyEmulation 0
This changes the default behavior of the virtual floppy drive to emulate a
normal floppy drive instead of USB-based floppy drive and does not list
virtual floppy drive as a backup option in the Windows Server Backup tool.
Inconsistency of Disk Number Assignment in Disk Management Screen
Dell Ref: 139206
After you install the Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating system, the disk
numbers appear incorrect in the Disk Management screen.
For example, if you select disk 1 for Windows Server installation, the Disk
Management screen may display the C partition created as in disk 3 instead of
disk 1 at the completion of installation.
The inconsistency in disk number assignment occurs every time you restart
the system or boot the system from the Windows Server media.
This is a known issue with the Windows Server 2008 SP2 operating system.
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