Virtual Media; Common Virtual Media Terms - Dell PowerEdge KVM 1081AD User Manual

Virtual Media

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. Virtual media can
be connected directly to the appliance using USB ports located on the
appliance. Virtual media can also be accessed remotely. You can use virtual
media support to connect USB media devices to the appliance and make
those devices available to any connected appliance.
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.
To change the media in a virtual media device, you must first unmap the
virtual media device. You can then insert the new media and remap the
virtual media device. The media will be available in the new virtual media
session.
NOTE:
To use virtual media on a given server, a USB2 SIP or Avocent brand PS2M
or USB2IQ module must be used to connect that server to the KVM switch.
NOTE:
A virtual media session cannot be opened to a server that is connected to a
PEM.
This chapter describes how to configure and launch virtual media from the
OSCAR interface and the on-board web interface. Virtual media is also
available from the Remote Console Switch Software. For how to use the
Remote Console Switch Software, see the Dell Remote Console Switch
User's Guide or the help included with the software.

Common Virtual Media Terms

• Virtual media - A USB media device that can be attached to the appliance
and made available to any target device that is connected to the appliance
• Virtual media session - Two USB connections through a single cable.
These connections are visible to the computer as a USB CD drive, USB
DVD drive or a USB mass storage device.
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