Users Guide

Virtual media
Why does the Virtual Media client connection sometimes drop?
• When a network time-out occurs, iDRAC rmware drops the connection, disconnecting the link between the server and the virtual
drive.
• When the Virtual Console is disabled, it may disconnect the Virtual Media session. Disabling the TLS certicate revocation check avoids
any disconnection. To disable the TLS certication revocation check:
a Launch the Java Control Panel.
b Click the Advanced tab.
c Locate the Check for TLS certicate revocations check on option and select Do not check.
d Click Apply and then Click OK. The Java Control Panel window closes.
• If you change the CD in the client system, the new CD may have an autostart feature. In this case, the rmware can time out and the
connection is lost if the client system takes too long to read the CD. If a connection is lost, reconnect from the GUI and continue the
previous operation.
• If the Virtual Media conguration settings are changed in the iDRAC web interface or through local RACADM commands, any
connected media is disconnected when the conguration change is applied.
• To reconnect to the Virtual Drive, use the Virtual Media Client View window.
Why does a Windows operating system installation through Virtual Media take an extended amount of time?
If you are installing the Windows operating system using the Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation DVD and the network
connection is slow, the installation procedure may require an extended amount of time to access iDRAC web interface due to network
latency. The installation window does not indicate the installation progress.
How to congure the virtual device as a bootable device?
On the managed system, access BIOS Setup and go to the boot menu. Locate the virtual CD, virtual oppy, or vFlash and change the
device boot order as required. Also, press the "spacebar" key in the boot sequence in the CMOS setup to make the virtual device bootable.
For example, to boot from a CD drive, congure the CD drive as the rst device in the boot order.
What are the types of media that can be set as a bootable device?
iDRAC allows you to boot from the following bootable media:
• CDROM/DVD Data media
• ISO 9660 image
• 1.44 Floppy disk or oppy image
• A USB key that is recognized by the operating system as a removable disk
• A USB key image
How to make the USB key a bootable device?
You can also boot with a Windows 98 startup disk and copy system les from the startup disk to the USB key. For example, from the DOS
prompt, type the following command:
sys a: x: /s
where, x: is the USB key that is required to be set as a bootable device.
The Virtual Media is attached and connected to the remote oppy. But, cannot locate the Virtual Floppy/Virtual CD device on a
system running Red Hat Enterprise Linux or the SUSE Linux operating system. How to resolve this?
Some Linux versions do not auto-mount the virtual oppy drive and the virtual CD drive in the same method. To mount the virtual oppy
drive, locate the device node that Linux assigns to the virtual oppy drive. To mount the virtual oppy drive:
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