create/manage .flp files with Powershell?

[mikefoley]

I know this is slightly off-topic but it comes back around to PowerCLI.

Does anyone know of away to either create or mount a .flp file on a Windows system so I can inject a file into it and then copy it up to a VM?

This is for a new unattended install and the customization specs are for systems that are sysprepped. I want to query the user for a key and inject the Windows answer file with it and then upload the floppy and power on the VM. If you know of a better way, please let me know!

thanks,

mike

[nirvy]

VFD can create floppies for you --

http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html

Extract zip file somewhere, CD to new folder

1. vfd open c:\temp\new.flp /force

2. copy <yourfiles> a:\

3. vfd close

[LucD]

To create a new .flp file you have to use a powered off guest.

There you can do

 Get-VM <vm-name> | New-FloppyDrive -NewFloppyImagePath "[MyDS] MyFolder/MyFile.flp"

Note that the folder "MyFolder" has to exist.

To mount an existing .flp file you can do

Get-VM <vm-name> | Get-FloppyDrive | Set-FloppyDrive -FloppyImagePath "[MyDS] MyFolder/MyFile.flp"

In this case the .flp file must exist and the guest can be powered on.

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[mikefoley]

Hi guys,

Thanks for your replies. So far, it's looking like vfd might be the only solution to actually mounting the floppy locally and copying a file to the disk.

I kinda wish Windows had a loop driver and other fun stuff from Unix/Linux.

mike

[admin]

Have you considered ISOs instead? Not sure how big you plan to go but you wouldn't have to worry about size problems and Windows has the equivalent of a loopback for ISOs.

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