Supported Drives And Devices; Configuring Virtual Media; Configuring Virtual Media Using Idrac7 Web Interface; Configuring Virtual Media Using Racadm - Dell iDRAC7 User Manual

Supported Drives and Devices

The following table lists the drives supported through virtual media.
Table 25. Supported Drives and Devices
Drive
Virtual Optical Drives
Virtual floppy drives
USB flash drives

Configuring Virtual Media

Before you configure the Virtual Media settings, make sure that you have configured your Web browser to use Java or
ActiveX plug-in.
Related Links
Configuring Web Browsers to Use Virtual Console

Configuring Virtual Media Using iDRAC7 Web Interface

To configure virtual media settings:
CAUTION: Do not reset iDRAC7 when running a Virtual Media session. Otherwise, undesirable results may occur,
including data loss.
1. In the iDRAC7 Web interface, go to Overview → Server → Attached Media.
2. Specify the required settings. For more information, see the
3. Click Apply to save the settings.

Configuring Virtual Media Using RACADM

To configure the virtual media,
• Use the objects in the iDRAC.VirtualMedia group with the set command.
• Use the objects in the cfgRacVirtual group with the config command.
For more information, see the
support/manuals.
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RACADM Command Line Reference Guide for iDRAC7 and CMC available at dell.com/
Supported Storage Media
• Legacy 1.44 floppy drive with a 1.44 floppy diskette
• CD-ROM
• DVD
• CD-RW
• Combination drive with CD-ROM media
• CD-ROM/DVD image file in the ISO9660 format
• Floppy image file in the ISO9660 format
• USB CD-ROM drive with CD-ROM media
• USB Key image in the ISO9660 format
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