Users Guide

1. From the Virtual Media menu, do any of the following:
• Click the device that you want to unmap.
• Click Disconnect Virtual Media.
A message appears asking for confirmation.
2. Click Yes.
The check mark for that menu item does not appear indicating that it is not mapped to the host server.
NOTE: After unmapping a USB device attached to vKVM from a client system running the Macintosh operating
system, the unmapped device may be unavailable on the client. Restart the system or manually mount the device on
the client system to view the device.
NOTE: To unmap a virtual DVD drive on Linux OS, unmount the drive and eject it.
Setting boot order through BIOS
Using the System BIOS Settings utility, you can set the managed system to boot from virtual optical drives or virtual floppy drives.
NOTE:
Changing Virtual Media while connected may stop the system boot sequence.
To enable the managed system to boot:
1. Boot the managed system.
2. Press <F2> to enter the System Setup page.
3. Go to System BIOS Settings > Boot Settings > BIOS Boot Settings > Boot Sequence.
In the pop-up window, the virtual optical drives and virtual floppy drives are listed with the standard boot devices.
4. Make sure that the virtual drive is enabled and listed as the first device with bootable media. If required, follow the on-screen
instructions to modify the boot order.
5. Click OK, navigate back to System BIOS Settings page, and click Finish.
6. Click Yes to save the changes and exit.
The managed system reboots.
The managed system attempts to boot from a bootable device based on the boot order. If the virtual device is connected and a
bootable media is present, the system boots to the virtual device. Otherwise, the system overlooks the device—similar to a physical
device without bootable media.
Enabling boot once for virtual media
You can change the boot order only once when you boot after attaching remote Virtual Media device.
Before you enable the boot once option, make sure that:
• You have Configure User privilege.
• Map the local or virtual drives (CD/DVD, Floppy, or USB flash device) with the bootable media or image using the Virtual Media
options
• Virtual Media is in Attached state for the virtual drives to appear in the boot sequence.
To enable the boot once option and boot the managed system from the Virtual Media:
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > Attached Media.
2. Under Virtual Media, select the Enable Boot Once and click Apply.
3. Turn on the managed system and press <F2> during boot.
4. Change the boot sequence to boot from the remote Virtual Media device.
5. Reboot the server.
The managed system boots once from the Virtual Media.
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