Virtual Media - Belkin OmniView 5216K User Manual

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Virtual media

With virtual media, you can virtually mount removable mass storage
devices connected to the client computer onto the target server.
This includes:
• Floppy drives
• CD-ROMs
• DVD-ROMs
• ISO images of CD\DVD
• USB flash drives (disk on key tokens)
• M iscellaneous USB memory sticks/cards identified by the operating
system as removable mass storage devices
setup
Virtual media is only supported by server ports 1 and 2. You must
connect a separate USB cable to VM ports 1 and 2 located on the back
of the Switch and match to the corresponding servers connected to
server ports 1 and 2.
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Mounting a drive
1 . Click "Virtual Media" and the "Virtual Media" dialog box appears
(see Figure 36). All connected mass storage devices appear in the
"Local Drives" section.
Figure 36 Virtual Media
2 . Select the device to be mounted and click "Mount". A remote
device warning should appear.
3 . Click "OK". The device mounts onto the target server and
appears as a removable or CD/DVD drive of the target server. It
also appears in the "Mounted Drives" section in Figure 36. Once
mounted, you can use the device during the remote session as if it
is connected to the target server.
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