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can be mapped as virtual drives. You may also add ISO and floppy image files and then map
them using the Virtual Media dialog box.
After a device is mapped, the Virtual Media dialog box Details View displays information
about the amount of data transferred and the time elapsed since the device was mapped.
You may specify that the virtual media session is reserved. When a session is reserved, and the
associated KVM session is closed, another user cannot launch a KVM session to that target
device. If a session is not reserved, another KVM session may be launched.
You may also reset the USB2 IQ module from the Virtual Media dialog box. This action will
reset every form of USB media on the target device, and should therefore be used with caution,
and only when the target device is not responding.
Virtual media session settings
Virtual media session settings include locking, mapped drives access mode and encryption
level. See Managed Appliance Session Settings on page 193.
Table 19.5 describes the virtual media session settings on the supported KVM switch.
Table 19.5: Virtual Media Session Settings
Setting Description
Locking
The locking option specifies whether a virtual media session is locked to the KVM ses-
sion on the target device. When locking is enabled (which is the default) and the KVM
session is closed, the virtual media session will also be closed. When locking is dis-
abled and the KVM session is closed, the virtual media session will remain active.
Mapped drives access
mode
You may set the access mode for mapped drives to read-only or read-write. When
the access mode is read-only, the user will not be able to write data to the mapped
drive on the client workstation. When the access mode is read-write, the user will be
able to read and write data from/to the mapped drive. If the mapped drive is read-only
by design (for example, certain CD/DVD drives or ISO images), the configured read-
write access mode will be ignored. Setting the read-only mode can be helpful when a
read-write drive such as a mass storage device or a USB removable media is
mapped, and you wish to prevent the user from writing data to it.
Encryption level
You may configure up to three encryption levels (or none) for virtual media sessions.
Any combination is valid. The choices are: DES, 3DES, 128-bit SSL and AES. The
default is no encryption (no encryption levels selected).
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