Virtual Media Dialog Box; Opening A Virtual Media Session - Avocent DSR Series DSR1010 Installer/User Manual

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Once a target device has an active virtual media session without an associated active KVM session,
two situations can occur - the original user (User A) can reconnect or a different user (User B) can
connect to that channel. You may set an option in the Virtual Media dialog box (Reserved) that
allows only the User A to access that channel with a KVM session.
If User B is allowed to access that session (the Reserved option is not enabled), User B could
control the media that is being used in the virtual media session. By using the Reserved option in a
tiered environment, only User A could access the lower switch and the KVM channel between the
upper switch and lower switch would be reserved for User A.

Virtual Media dialog box

The Virtual Media dialog box is a program that manages the mapping and unmapping of virtual
media. The dialog box displays all the physical drives on the client's workstation that can be
mapped as virtual drives. You may also add ISO and floppy image files and then map them using
the Virtual Media dialog box.
After a device is mapped, the Virtual Media dialog box Details View displays information about
the amount of data transferred and the time elapsed since the device was mapped.
You may specify that the virtual media session is reserved. When a session is reserved, and the
associated KVM session is closed, another user cannot launch a KVM session to that target device.
If a session is not reserved, another KVM session may be launched.
You may also reset the USB2 IQ module from the Virtual Media dialog box. This action will reset
every form of USB media on the target device, and should therefore be used with caution, and only
when the target device is not responding.

Opening a virtual media session

To launch a virtual media session:
Select Tools - Virtual Media from the Video Viewer menu. The Virtual Media dialog box
will appear. To make this a reserved session, click Details, then select the Reserved checkbox.