Users Guide

Supported Drives and Devices
The following table lists the drives supported through virtual media.
Table 25. Supported Drives and Devices
Drive Supported Storage Media
Virtual Optical Drives
• Legacy 1.44 floppy drive with a 1.44 floppy diskette
• CD-ROM
• DVD
• CD-RW
• Combination drive with CD-ROM media
Virtual floppy drives
• CD-ROM/DVD image file in the ISO9660 format
• Floppy image file in the ISO9660 format
USB flash drives
• USB CD-ROM drive with CD-ROM media
• USB Key image in the ISO9660 format
Configuring Virtual Media
Before you configure the Virtual Media settings, make sure that you have configured your Web browser to use Java or
ActiveX plug-in.
Related Links
Configuring Web Browsers to Use Virtual Console
Configuring Virtual Media Using iDRAC7 Web Interface
To configure virtual media settings:
CAUTION: Do not reset iDRAC7 when running a Virtual Media session. Otherwise, undesirable results may occur,
including data loss.
1. In the iDRAC7 Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Attached Media.
2. Specify the required settings. For more information, see the iDRAC7 Online Help .
3. Click Apply to save the settings.
Configuring Virtual Media Using RACADM
To configure the virtual media,
• Use the objects in the iDRAC.VirtualMedia group with the set command.
• Use the objects in the cfgRacVirtual group with the config command.
For more information, see the RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/
support/manuals.
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