Users Guide

work. Therefore, it is recommended not to move or delete the .img file while the image is being used. However, the .img file
can be removed after the relevant entry is first deselected and then removed using Remove Image to remove the entry.
Viewing virtual device details
To view the virtual device details, in the Virtual Console Viewer, click Tools > Stats. In the Stats window, the Virtual Media
section displays the mapped virtual devices and the read/write activity for each device. If Virtual Media is connected, this
information is displayed. If Virtual Media is not connected, the “Virtual Media is not connected” message is displayed.
If the Virtual Media is launched without using the Virtual Console, then the Virtual Media section is displayed as a dialog box. It
provides information about the mapped devices.
Resetting USB
To reset the USB device:
1. In the Virtual Console viewer, click Tools > Stats.
The Stats window is displayed.
2. Under Virtual Media, click USB Reset.
A message is displayed warning the user that resetting the USB connection can affect all the input to the target device
including Virtual Media, keyboard, and mouse.
3. Click Yes.
The USB is reset.
NOTE: iDRAC Virtual Media does not terminate even after you log out of iDRAC Web interface session.
Mapping virtual drive
To map the virtual drive:
NOTE:
While using ActiveX-based Virtual Media, you must have administrative privileges to map an operating system DVD
or a USB flash drive (that is connected to the management station). To map the drives, launch IE as an administrator or add
the iDRAC IP address to the list of trusted sites.
1. To establish a Virtual Media session, from the Virtual Media menu, click Connect Virtual Media.
For each device available for mapping from the host server, a menu item appears under the Virtual Media menu. The menu
item is named according to the device type such as:
● Map CD/DVD
● Map Removable Disk
● Map Floppy Disk
NOTE:
The Map Floppy Disk menu item appears on the list if the Floppy Emulation option is enabled on the
Attached Media page. When Floppy Emulation is enabled, Map Removable Disk is replaced with Map Floppy Disk.
The Map DVD/CD option can be used for ISO files and the Map Removable Disk option can be used for images.
NOTE: You cannot map physical media such USB-based drives, CD, or DVD by using the HTML5 based virtual console.
2. Click the device type that you want to map.
NOTE:
The active session displays if a Virtual Media session is currently active from the current Web interface session,
from another Web interface session, or from VMCLI.
3. In the Drive/Image File field, select the device from the drop-down list.
The list contains all the available (unmapped) devices that you can map (CD/DVD, Removable Disk, Floppy Drive) and image
file types that you can map (ISO or IMG). The image files are located in the default image file directory (typically the user’s
desktop). If the device is not available in the drop-down list, click Browse to specify the device.
The correct file type for CD/DVD is ISO and for removable disk and floppy disk it is IMG.
If the image is created in the default path (Desktop), when you select Map Removable Disk, the created image is available
for selection in the drop-down menu.
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