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4.12 Using virtual media
After a target device has an active virtual media session without an associated
active KVM session, either the original user (User A) can reconnect or a different
user (User B) can connect to that channel. You can set an option in the Virtual
Media window (Reserved) that lets only User A access the associated target
device with a KVM session.
If User B has access to that KVM session (the Reserved option is not enabled),
User B could control the media that is being used in the virtual media session. In
some environments, this might not be desirable.
By using the Reserved option in a tiered environment, only User A can access
the lower switch and the KVM channel between the upper switch and lower
switch is reserved for User A.
Preemption levels offer additional flexibility of combinations.
Virtual Media window
Use the Virtual Media window to manage the mapping and unmapping of virtual
media. The window displays all the physical drives on the client computer that
can be mapped as virtual drives (non-USB hard drives are not available for
mapping). You can also add ISO and diskette image files and then map them
using the Virtual Media window.
After a target device is mapped, the Details View of the Virtual Media window
displays information about the amount of data transferred and the time elapsed
since the target device was mapped.
You can specify that the virtual media session is reserved. When a session is
reserved, and the associated KVM session is closed, another user cannot open a
KVM session to that target device. If a session is not reserved, another KVM
session can be opened. Reserving the session can also be used to make sure
that a critical update is not interrupted by another user attempting to preempt the
KVM session or by inactivity timeouts on the KVM session.
You can also reset the VMC adapter cable from the Virtual Media window. This
action resets 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.
Virtual media session settings
Virtual media session settings include locking, mapped drives access mode, and
encryption level settings for the supported KVM s4 switches.
lists and describes the virtual media session settings.
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