User guide

Using Virtual Media
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Using Virtual Media
WiththeKXII‐101virtualmediafeature,youcanmountuptotwo
drives(ofdifferenttypes).Thesedrivesareaccessibleforthedurationof
theVMsession.
¾ To use virtual media:
1. Connect/attachthemediatotheclientornetworkfileserverthatyou
wanttoaccessfromthetargetserver.Thisneednotbethefi
rststep,
butitmustbedonepriortoattemptingtoaccessthismedia.
2. Verifythattheappropriateprerequisites  (seeʺPrerequisitesfor
Usin
gVirtualMediaʺonpage105)areme
t.
3. (FileserverISOimagesonly)IfyouplantoaccessfileserverISO
images,identifythosefileserversandimagesthroughtheKXII‐101
RemoteConsoleFileServerSetuppage(seeʺFileServ
erSetup(File
ServerISOImagesOnly)ʺonpage112).
Note:ISO
9660formatisthestandardsupportedbyRaritan.
However,otherCD‐ROMextensionsmayalsowork.
4. OpenaKVMsessionwiththeappropriatetargetserver.
5. Connecttothevirtualmedia.
For: Select this VM option:
Localdrives ConnectDrive(seeʺLocalDrivesʺ
onpa
ge108)
LocalCD/DVDdrive
s ConnectCD‐ROM/ISOImage(see
ʺCD‐RO
M/DVD‐ROM/ISOImagesʺ
onpage110)
ISOImages ConnectCD‐ROM/
ISOImage
FileServerISOImages ConnectCD‐ROM/ISOImage
Uponcompletionofyourtasks,disconnectthevirtualmedia(see
ʺDisconnectingVi
rtualMediaʺonpage111).