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12.2.8.2 Things to know during operation of the Virtual Media
Because Virtual Media emulates USB 1.1 over a TCP connection it has a number
of limitations which govern the Virtual Media compatibility and operation.
• Virtual Media emulates USB 1.1. It doesn’t emulate USB 2.0
• Virtual Media redirects the Clients local DVD/CD or removable mass
storage devices to a Target computer during the open client session only.
This means if the remote client session disconnects, the mounted drives will
be automatically dismounted in the Target computer.
• Maximum data transfer speed of the Virtual Media doesn’t exceed 5.0
Mb/s
• Only drives identified by the Client Operating System as Drives with
Removable Storage can be mounted as a Virtual Media. Many USB attached
hard disks identify themselves to the Operating System as Hard Disk Drives
and can’t be used for Virtual Media mounting.
• Booting from mounted virtual media drive is possible only if the Target
computer supports boot from USB attached storage.
• Currently, it is not possible to boot a Target computer from Linux
distribution mounted as a Virtual Media.
• Windows CD/DVD or its modifications as Winternals ERD Commander,
WinPE, BartPE, or similar can be used for booting the Target computer
when mounted as a Virtual Media.
• Mounting Removable mass storage devices as USB Flash Drives (Disk on
key tokens) or miscellaneous USB memory sticks/cards will remove them
from Client Operating System and redirect with Read/Write access
permissions to the Target computer to ensure integrity of Write operation.
• Connection timeout will not occur all the time the Virtual Media is
remained mounted.
• PX USB with firmware version 3.0.2.27 or higher has Virtual Media
capabilities. Older versions of PX USB may not have this capability or may
have a limited set of features.