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Running Virtual Media

CAUTION: Do not issue a racreset command when running a Virtual Media session. Otherwise, undesirable results may occur, including loss of data.

NOTE: The Console Viewer window application must remain active while you access the Virtual Media.

NOTE: Perform the following steps to enable Red Hat Enterprise Linux (version 4) to recognize a SCSI device with multiple Logical Units (LUNs):

1Add the following line to /ect/modprobe: options scsi_mod max_luns=256 cd /boot

mkinitrd -f initrd-2.6.9.78ELsmp.img 2.6.3.78ELsmp

2Reboot the server.

3Run the following commands to see the Virtual CD/DVD and/or the Virtual Floppy:

cat /proc/scsi/scsi

NOTE: Using Virtual Media, you can virtualize only one floppy/USB drive/image/key and one optical drive from your management station to be available as a (virtual) drive on the managed server.

Supported Virtual Media Configurations

You can enable Virtual Media for one floppy drive and one optical drive. Only one drive for each media type can be virtualized at a time.

Supported floppy drives include a floppy image or one available floppy drive. Supported optical drives include a maximum of one available optical drive or one ISO image file.

Connecting Virtual Media

Perform the following steps to run Virtual Media:

1Open a supported Web browser on your management station.

2Start the iDRAC6 Web interface. See "Accessing the Web Interface" on page 46 for more information.

Configuring and Using Virtual Media

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