Users Guide

152 Configuring and Using Virtual Media
Using Virtual Media When the Server’s Operating System Is Running
Windows-Based System
On Windows systems, the virtual media drives are mounted and given a drive
letter.
Using the virtual drives from within Windows is similar to using your physical
drives. Once connected to the media at a management station, the media is
available at the system by simply clicking the drive and browsing its content.
Linux-Based System
On a Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, the virtual drives must be mounted
before the drives can be accessed. Before mounting the drive, connect to the
media at the management station.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux automatically creates mount points in the
/etc/fstab file for the virtual floppy and CD drives.
To identify the assigned virtual media devices, type the following command:
cat /var/log/messages | grep VIRTUAL
The virtual CD has an entry for a device named /dev/cdromX (where X is
an optional index that is assigned by Red Hat Enterprise Linux). Normally,
the virtual CD drive is named /dev/cdrom1 and the local CD drive is
named /dev/cdrom.
The virtual floppy drive has an entry for a device named /dev/floppyX
(where X is an optional index that is assigned by Red Hat Enterprise Linux).
Depending upon whether or not there is a local floppy drive, the virtual
floppy drive is named /dev/floppy or /dev/floppy1.
Enabling and Disabling the Virtual Media Feature
Virtual media can be enabled and disabled using the racadm command. You
can run this command at any time; however, enabling or disabling the virtual
media feature does not take effect until you restart your system.
Virtual Media can also be enabled or disabled in the Option ROM, as
described in Table 2-1.
NOTE: You cannot use the Web user interface to enable or disable virtual media.