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Connecting Local Virtual Media
You can connect virtual media directly to the KVM switch using the USB port on the KVM switch.
NOTE: All USB ports are assigned to a single virtual media session and cannot be independently mapped.
To start a local virtual media session:
1.Press Print Screen to start the OSD. The Main window opens.
2.Connect the user to the target device with which you want to establish a virtual media session. Use the arrow keys to highlight the target device name and then press Enter.
3.Press Print Screen to start the OSD again.
4.Click the VMedia button. The Virtual Media window opens.
5.Select one or more of the following checkboxes:
•Locked - Select this checkbox to specify that when the user is disconnected from a target device, the virtual media is also disconnected.
•Reserve - Select this checkbox to specify the virtual media connection can be accessed only by your user name and that no other user can connect to that target device. If both Locked and Reserved are selected, the session will be reserved.
•CD ROM - Select this checkbox to establish a virtual media CD connection to a target device. Clear this checkbox to end the connection.
•Mass Storage - Select this checkbox to establish a virtual media
•Write Access - Select this checkbox to enable the connected target device to write data to the virtual media during a virtual media session. Read access is always enabled during virtual media sessions.
6.Click OK.
Configuring Virtual Media Remotely
Virtual media can be configured using the web interface. Users can enable or disable virtual media on any server on a per KVM server module basis. This control is also maintained in the KVM switch after a power cycle.
Enabling/disabling virtual media
The web interface virtual media configuration screen displays the EID, name and connection path of each virtual media KVM server module, as well as a checkbox that controls whether virtual media is enabled or disabled for that individual KVM server module.
To enable or disable virtual media:
1.Click the Configure tab, then click Appliance- Virtual Media.
