Users Guide

140 Using and Configuring Virtual Media
VM-CLI Parameters
DRAC 5 IP Address
-r <RAC-IP-address>[:<RAC-SSL-port>]
where <RAC-IP-address> is a valid, unique IP address or the DRAC 5 Dynamic Domain Naming
System (DDNS) name (if supported).
This parameter provides the DRAC 5 IP address and SSL port. The VM-CLI utility needs this
information to establish a Virtual Media connection with the target DRAC 5. If you enter an invalid IP
address or DDNS name, an error message appears and the command is terminated.
If
<RAC-SSL-port> is omitted, port 443 (the default port) is used. The optional SSL port is not
required unless you change the DRAC 5 default SSL port.
DRAC 5 User Name
-u <DRAC-user-name>
This parameter provides the DRAC 5 user name that will run Virtual Media.
The
<DRAC-user-name> must have the following attributes:
• Valid user name
• DRAC Virtual Media User permission
If DRAC 5 authentication fails, an error message appears and the command is terminated.
DRAC User Password
-p <DRAC-user-password>
This parameter provides the password for the specified DRAC 5 user.
If DRAC 5 authentication fails, an error message displays and the command terminates.
Floppy/Disk Device or Image File
-f { <device-name> | <image-file> }
where
<device-name> is a valid drive letter (for Windows systems) or a valid device file name,
including the mountable file system partition number, if applicable (for Linux systems); and
<image-file> is the filename and path of a valid image file.
This parameter specifies the device or file to supply the virtual floppy/disk media.
For example, an image file is specified as:
-f c:\temp\myfloppy.img (Windows system)
-f /tmp/myfloppy.img (Linux system)
If the file is not write-protected, Virtual Media may write to the image file. Configure the operating
system to write-protect a floppy image file that should not be overwritten.