User guide

Chapter 4: Virtual Media
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Diagram key
Desktop PC CD/DVD drive
Dominion KX II USB mass storage device
CIM PC hard drive
Target server Remote file server (ISO
images)
Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media
The following conditions must be met in order to use virtual media:
Dominion KX II
• For users requiring access to virtual media, the Dominion KX II
permissions must be set to allow access to the relevant ports, as well
as virtual media access (VM Access port permission) for those ports.
Port permissions are set at the group-level.
• A USB connection must exist between the Dominion KX II device
and the target server.
• If you want to use PC-Share, Security Settings (on page 202) must
also b
e
enabled in the Security Settings page. Optional
• You must choose the correct USB profile for the KVM target server
you are connecting to.
Client PC
• Certain virtual media options require administrative privileges on the
client PC (for example, drive redirection of complete drives).
Note: If you are using Microsoft Vista, turn User Account Control off:
Control Panel > User Accounts > User Account Control > turn off.
If you would prefer not to change Vista account permissions, run
Internet Explorer as an administrator. To do this, click the Start
Menu, locate IE, right-click it and select Run as Administrator.
Target Server
• KVM target servers must support USB connected drives.
• KVM target servers running Windows 2000 must have all of the
recent patches installed.
• USB 2.0 ports are both faster and preferred.