Users Guide

12 Contents
15 Configuring and Using Virtual Media . . 225
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Windows-Based Management Station
. . . . . . 226
Linux-Based Management Station
. . . . . . . . 227
Configuring Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Running Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Supported Virtual Media Configurations
. . . . . 229
Booting From Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Installing Operating Systems Using
Virtual Media
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Using Virtual Media When the Server’s
Operating System Is Running
. . . . . . . . . . . 233
Frequently Asked Questions about Virtual Media
. . 234
16 Configuring the vFlash Media Card
for Use With iDRAC6
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Configuring the vFlash Media Card Using the
iDRAC6 Web Interface
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Enabling or Disabling the vFlash Media Card
. . 239
Formatting the vFlash Media Card
. . . . . . . . 240
Uploading Disk Image
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Viewing the Virtual Flash Key Size
. . . . . . . . 241
Configuring the vFlash Media Card Using RACADM
. 242
Enabling or Disabling the vFlash Media Card
. . 242
Resetting the vFlash Media Card
. . . . . . . . . 242
17 Power Monitoring and Management . . . 243
Power Inventory, Power Budgeting, and Capping . . 244