Virtual Media - Dell PowerEdge 180AS User Manual

• Double-click on the target device in the Unit list.
• Select the target device, then click the Connect Video button.
• Right-click on the target device. Select Connect Video from the pop-
up menu.
• Select the target device and press Enter.
When another user is viewing this target device, a message indicates that
the target device is already involved in a KVM session.
If the switch has connection sharing enabled, you are given the option to
share the session. For information about connection sharing, see
"Preemption Mode" on page 76. If your access rights (as compared with
those of the primary user) allow it, you are prompted to either share or
preempt the existing session.
3 If the option is available, select Preempt.
4 Complete one of the following steps:
• Click OK or Yes. A preemption notification is sent to the primary user.
Depending on your access rights, the primary user might be able to
reject the preemption.
• Click No to let the primary user retain the connection.
5 If the preemption completes, the Video Viewer of the target device session
opens.

Virtual Media

With virtual media support, a USB media device can be connected directly to
the appliance USB ports and made available to any target device that is
connected to the appliance. The virtual media can also be accessed remotely.
Remote media sessions use devices attached directly to the client computer.
Virtual media allows you to view, move, or copy data located on virtual media
to and from any server. You can manage remote systems more efficiently by
allowing operating system installation, operating system recovery, hard drive
recovery or duplication, BIOS updating, and server backup.
Any user operating a KVM session can access any media device that is
mapped to that target device. To avoid the security risk of unauthorized user
access, you can lock a virtual media session to a KVM session.
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Using the Viewer