Conditions When Read/Write Is Not Available; Using Virtual Media - Raritan Dominion KX II User Manual

Using Virtual Media

Conditions when Read/Write is Not Available

Virtual media Read/Write is not available in the following situations:
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®
For Linux and Mac

For all hard drives

When the drive is write-protected
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When the user does not have Read/Write permission:

Port Permission Access is set to None or View
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Port Permission VM Access is set to Read-Only or Deny
See Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media
begin using virtual media.
To use virtual media:
1. If you plan to access file server ISO images, identify those file
servers and images through the Remote Console File Server Setup
page. See Virtual Media File Server Setup (File Server ISO
Images Only) (on page 104).
Note: ISO9660 format is the standard supported by Raritan.
However, other CD-ROM extensions may also work.
2. Open a KVM session with the appropriate target server.
a. Open the Port Access page from the Remote Console.
b. Connect to the target server from the Port Access page:

Click the Port Name for the appropriate server.
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Choose the Connect command from the Port Action menu. The
target server opens in a Virtual KVM Client window.
3. Connect to the virtual media.
For:
Local drives
Local CD/DVD drives
ISO Images
File Server ISO Images
Upon completion of your tasks, disconnect the virtual media. See
Disconnecting Virtual Media
®
clients
(on page 100) before you
Select this VM option:
Connect Drive
Connect CD-ROM/ISO
Connect CD-ROM/ISO
Connect CD-ROM/ISO
(on page 109).
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