Vmcli Commands To Access Virtual Media; Vmcli Operating System Shell Options - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

parameter enables VMCLI to connect to the specified server, access iDRAC7, and map to the specified virtual
The
media.
NOTE: VMCLI syntax is case-sensitive.
To ensure security, it is recommended to use the following VMCLI parameters:
• vmcli -i — Enables an interactive method of starting VMCLI. It ensures that the user name and password are
not visible when processes are examined by other users.
• vmcli -r <iDRAC7-IP-address[:iDRAC7-SSL-port]> -S -u <iDRAC7-user-name> -p
<iDRAC7-user-password> -c {< device-name > | < image-file >} — Indicates whether the
iDRAC7 CA certificate is valid. If the certificate is not valid, a warning message is displayed when you run this
command. However, the command is executed successfully and a VMCLI session is established. For more
information on VMCLI parameters, see the
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VMCLI Commands to Access Virtual Media

VMCLI Operating System Shell Options

VMCLI Commands to Access Virtual Media
The following table provides the VMCLI commands required for accessing different virtual media.
Table 27. VMCLI Commands
Virtual Media
Floppy drive
Bootable floppy or USB key image
CD drive using -f option
Bootable CD/DVD image
If the file is not write-protected, Virtual Media may write to the image file. To make sure that Virtual Media does not
write to the media:
• Configure the operating system to write-protect a floppy image file that must not be overwritten.
• Use the write-protection feature of the device.
When virtualizing read-only image files, multiple sessions can use the same image media simultaneously.
When virtualizing physical drives, only one session can access a given physical drive at a time.
VMCLI Operating System Shell Options
VMCLI uses shell options to enable the following operating system features:
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VMCLI Help or the VMCLI Man pages .
Command
vmcli -r [RAC IP or hostname] -u
[iDRAC7 user
name] -p [iDRAC7 user password] -f
[device name]
vmcli -r [iDRAC7 IP address] [iDRAC7
user name]
-p [iDRAC7 password] -f [floppy.img]
vmcli -r [iDRAC7 IP address] -u
[iDRAC7 user name]
-p [iDRAC7 password] -f [device name]|
[image file]-f [cdrom - dev
]
vmcli -r [iDRAC7 IP address] -u
[iDRAC7 user name]
-p [iDRAC7 password] -c [DVD.img]