Users Guide

The parameter enables VMCLI to connect to the specied server, access iDRAC, and map to the specied virtual media.
NOTE: VMCLI syntax is case-sensitive.
To ensure security, it is recommended to use the following VMCLI parameters:
•
vmcli -i — Enables an interactive method of starting VMCLI. It ensures that the user name and password are not visible
when processes are examined by other users.
• vmcli -r <iDRAC-IP-address[:iDRAC-SSL-port]> -S -u <iDRAC-user-name> -p <iDRAC-user-
password> -c
{< device-name > | < image-file >} — Indicates whether the iDRAC CA certicate is valid. If the
certicate is not valid, a warning message is displayed when you run this command. However, the command is executed
successfully and a VMCLI session is established. For more information on VMCLI parameters, see the VMCLI Help or the VMCLI
Man pages.
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VMCLI commands to access virtual media
VMCLI operating system shell options
VMCLI commands to access virtual media
The following table provides the VMCLI commands required for accessing dierent virtual media.
Table 37. VMCLI commands
Virtual Media Command
Floppy drive
vmcli -r [RAC IP or hostname] -u [iDRAC user
name] -p [iDRAC user password] -f [device
name]
Bootable oppy or USB key image
vmcli -r [iDRAC IP address] [iDRAC user name]
-p [iDRAC password] -f [floppy.img]
CD drive using -f option
vmcli -r [iDRAC IP address] -u [iDRAC user
name]
-p [iDRAC password] -f [device name]|[image
file]-f [cdrom - dev
]
Bootable CD/DVD image
vmcli -r [iDRAC IP address] -u [iDRAC user
name]
-p [iDRAC password] -c [DVD.img]
If the le is not write-protected, Virtual Media may write to the image le. To make sure that Virtual Media does not write to the
media:
• Congure the operating system to write-protect a oppy image le that must not be overwritten.
• Use the write-protection feature of the device.
When virtualizing read-only image les, multiple sessions can use the same image media simultaneously.
When virtualizing physical drives, only one session can access a given physical drive at a time.
VMCLI operating system shell options
VMCLI uses shell options to enable the following operating system features:
• stderr/stdout redirection — Redirects any printed utility output to a le.
For example, using the greater-than character (>) followed by a lename overwrites the specied le with the printed output of
the VMCLI utility.
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