Users Guide

Disabling warning messages while launching virtual console or virtual media using Java
or ActiveX plug-in....................................................................................................................... 269
Using virtual console viewer.............................................................................................................270
Synchronizing mouse pointers...................................................................................................270
Passing all keystrokes through virtual console...........................................................................271
15 Managing virtual media.................................................................................275
Supported drives and devices...........................................................................................................276
Configuring virtual media................................................................................................................. 276
Configuring virtual media using iDRAC web interface.............................................................. 276
Configuring virtual media using RACADM..................................................................................277
Configuring virtual media using iDRAC settings utility.............................................................. 277
Attached media state and system response...............................................................................277
Accessing virtual media.....................................................................................................................277
Launching virtual media using virtual console...........................................................................278
Launching virtual media without using virtual console.............................................................278
Adding virtual media images.......................................................................................................279
Viewing virtual device details......................................................................................................279
Resetting USB..............................................................................................................................280
Mapping virtual drive.................................................................................................................. 280
Unmapping virtual drive..............................................................................................................281
Setting boot order through BIOS..................................................................................................... 281
Enabling boot once for virtual media.............................................................................................. 282
16 Installing and using VMCLI utility............................................................... 283
Installing VMCLI................................................................................................................................ 283
Running VMCLI utility....................................................................................................................... 283
VMCLI syntax.................................................................................................................................... 284
VMCLI commands to access virtual media ...............................................................................284
VMCLI operating system shell options ......................................................................................285
17 Managing vFlash SD card..............................................................................286
Configuring vFlash SD card..............................................................................................................286
Viewing vFlash SD card properties............................................................................................. 287
Enabling or disabling vFlash functionality..................................................................................287
Initializing vFlash SD card........................................................................................................... 288
Getting the last status using RACADM.......................................................................................289
Managing vFlash partitions...............................................................................................................289
Creating an empty partition....................................................................................................... 290
Creating a partition using an image file......................................................................................291
Formatting a partition................................................................................................................. 292
Viewing available partitions........................................................................................................ 292
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