Figure 4. Virtual Media Setup

Supported Drives and Devices

The following table lists the drives supported through virtual media.

Table 27. Supported Drives and Devices

Drive

Supported Storage Media

 

 

 

Virtual Optical Drives

Legacy 1.44 floppy drive with a 1.44 floppy

 

 

diskette

 

CD-ROM

 

DVD

 

CD-RW

 

• Combination drive with CD-ROM media

Virtual floppy drives

CD-ROM/DVD image file in the ISO9660

 

 

format

 

• Floppy image file in the ISO9660 format

USB flash drives

USB CD-ROM drive with CD-ROM media

 

• USB Key image in the ISO9660 format

Configuring Virtual Media

Before you configure the Virtual Media settings, make sure that you have configured your Web browser to use Java or ActiveX plug-in.

Related Links

Configuring Web Browsers to Use Virtual Console

Configuring Virtual Media Using iDRAC Web Interface

To configure virtual media settings:

CAUTION: Do not reset iDRAC when running a Virtual Media session. Otherwise, undesirable results may occur, including data loss.

1.In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview Server Attached Media.

2.Specify the required settings. For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help.

3.Click Apply to save the settings.

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