User guide

Chapter 4: Virtual Media
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Verify that the appropriate prerequisites are met. See Prerequisites for
Using Virtual Media (on page 131).
The following
conditions must be met in order to use virtual media:
Dominion KX II
• For users requiring access to virtual media, 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; see Setting Port
Permissions (on page 153) in the device user guide for more
information.
• A USB conn
e
ction 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.
1. USB 2.0 ports are both faster and preferred..
2. If you plan to access file server ISO images, identify those file
servers and images through the Dominion KX II Remote Console
File Server Setup page. See File Server Setup (File Server ISO
Images Only) (on page 132).
Note: ISO9660 format is
the stand
ard supported by Raritan.
However, other CD-ROM extensions may also work.
3. Open a KVM session with the appropriate target server.
a. Open the Port Access page from the Dominion KX II Remote
Console.
b. Connect to the target server from the Port Access page:
 Click the Port Name for the appropriate server.