Users Guide

266 Configuring and Using Virtual Media
To change the values of any of the displayed attributes, see "Configuring
Virtual Media" on page 264.
NOTE: The Floppy Image File under Floppy Drive (if applicable) may appear,
as this device can be virtualized as a virtual floppy. You can select one optical
drive and one floppy at the same time, or a single drive.
NOTE: The virtual device drive letters on the managed server do not coincide
with the physical drive letters on the management station.
NOTE: Virtual Media may not function properly on Windows operating system
clients that are configured with Internet Explorer Enhanced Security.
To resolve this issue, see your Microsoft operating system documentation or
contact your administrator.
4
Click
Launch Virtual Console
.
NOTE: On Linux, the file jviewer.jnlp is downloaded to your desktop and a
dialog box will ask what to do with the file. Choose the option to Open with
program and then select the javaws application, which is located in the bin
subdirectory of your JRE installation directory.
iDRACView
application launches in a separate window.
5
Select
Media
Virtual Media Wizard.
The
Media Redirection
window is displayed.
6
View the
Status
section at the bottom of the
Media Redirection
window.
If media is connected, you can disconnect it before connecting a different
media source. To disconnect media, click the
Disconnect
button next to
the media in the
Status
window.
7
Select the radio button next to the media types you want to connect.
8
You can select both the
Floppy Image
radio button and one of the radio
buttons in the
CD/DVD Drive
section.
NOTE: When a management station CD/DVD media is already in use by
iDRAC6 blade, the same media can be redirected and made available to
another iDRAC6 blade. In other words, iDRAC6 supports same media (Read
only) redirection to two different iDRAC6 blades. But with an USB media, you
will not be able to attach to two iDRAC6 blades. iDRAC6 displays a warning
message indicating the same.