Adding Virtual Media Images; Viewing Virtual Device Details; Resetting Usb; Mapping Virtual Drive - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

Adding Virtual Media Images

You can create a media image of the remote folder and mount it as a USB attached device to the server's operating
system. To add Virtual Media images:
1. Click Virtual Media → Create Image....
2. In the Source Folder field, click Browse and browse to the folder or directory to be used as the source for the
image file. The image file is on the management station or the C: drive of the managed system.
3. In the Image File Name field, the default path to store the created image files (typically the desktop directory)
appears. To change this location, click Browse and navigate to a location.
4. Click Create Image.
The image creation process starts. If the image file location is within the source folder, a warning message is
displayed indicating that the image creation cannot proceed as the image file location within the source folder
causes an infinite loop. If the image file location is not within the source folder, then the image creation proceeds.
After the image is created, a success message is displayed.
5. Click Finish.
The image is created.
When a folder is added as an image, a .img file is created on the Desktop of the management station from which
this feature is used. If this .img file is moved or deleted, then the corresponding entry for this folder in the Virtual
Media menu does not work. Therefore, it is recommended not to move or delete the .img file while the
being used. However, the .img file can be removed after the relevant entry is first deselected and then removed
using Remove Image to remove the entry.

Viewing Virtual Device Details

To view the virtual device details, in the Virtual Console Viewer, click Tools → Stats. In the Stats window, the Virtual
Media section displays the mapped virtual devices and the read/write activity for each device. If Virtual Media is
connected, this information is displayed. If Virtual Media is not connected, the "Virtual Media is not connected"
message is displayed.
If the Virtual Media is launched without using the Virtual Console, then the Virtual Media section is displayed as a dialog
box. It provides information about the mapped devices.

Resetting USB

To reset the USB device:
1. In the Virtual Console viewer, click Tools → Stats.
The Stats window is displayed.
2. Under Virtual Media, click USB Reset.
A message is displayed warning the user that resetting the USB connection can affect all the input to the target
device including Virtual Media, keyboard, and mouse.
3. Click Yes.
The USB is reset.
NOTE: iDRAC7 Virtual Media does not terminate even after you log out of iDRAC7 Web interface session.

Mapping Virtual Drive

To map the virtual drive:
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