Users Guide

190 Using and Configuring Virtual Media
7 To virtualize a floppy image or ISO image, click Add Image and select an
image.
8 Click the Mapped check-box associated with the driver or image that you
want to connect.
The device in the managed system to which the driver or image attached is
displayed in the
Details table.
Disconnecting Virtual Media
Deselect the Mapped check box associated with a driver or image.
Attaching and Detaching the Virtual Media Feature
The DRAC 5 Virtual Media feature is based on USB technology and can take
advantage of the USB plug and play features. DRAC 5 adds the option to
attach and detach the virtual devices from the USB bus. When the devices
are detached, the operating system or BIOS cannot see any attached drives.
When the virtual devices are attached, the drives are visible. Unlike DRAC 4,
where the drives could only be enabled or disabled at the next system boot,
DRAC 5 virtual devices can be attached or detached at any time.
The virtual devices can be attached or detached using a Web browser, local
racadm, remote racadm, telnet, and serial port. To configure virtual media
using a Web browser, you can navigate to the Media page and then to the
Configuration page where you can change settings and apply them.You may
also specify the Virtual Media Port Number and the Virtual Media SSL Port
Number. In addition, you can enable or disable the Virtual Flash and the
Boot Once feature. See "cfgVirtualBootOnce (Read/Write)" on page 389
for
information on the Boot Once feature. If this property is set to a supported
device and when the host server is rebooted, the feature will attempt to boot
from the selected device—if the appropriate media is installed in the device.
Auto-Attaching Virtual Media
DRAC 5 firmware version 1.30 and later support the auto-attach virtual
media feature. When you enable this feature, DRAC 5 will automatically
attach a virtual device to the system only when a device is virtualized
(connected) on a supported client.
The DRAC 5 will detach the virtual media devices when the virtual media
session is disconnected.