Dell 2321DS Switch User Manual


 
Virtual Media 138
Virtual CD/DVD Drive
The CD/DVD drive section allows a user to select which drive to map to the
virtual CD/DVD. It includes radio buttons for selecting the type of device
(CD/DVD or ISO image), as well as a browse button used for selecting the
*.iso image file. Only one device in the CD/DVD drive section can be
connected at one time.
To connect a CD/DVD device to the virtual media drive:
1
Select
Compact Disk
.
2
(Optional) Select
Read Only
.
3
Click
Connect CD/DVD
.
To connect a CD/DVD image file to the virtual media drive:
1
Select
ISO image
.
2
Click
Browse
and select the desired image *.iso file.
NOTE: Image files are always read only.
3
Click
Connect CD/DVD
.
To disconnect any device or image file from the virtual media device:
Click Disconnect CD/DVD.
Virtual Media Connection Status
The status section displays specific information about the virtual media
connections. If there is no current connection, the columns will read “No
connection” or “n/a” as applicable.
If there is a current connection, the status section displays the following
information:
Target Drive - the virtual device connected to the target server
Connected To - the name of the local drive connected to the virtual device
Read Bytes - the number of bytes read by the target server from the local
device
Write Bytes - the number of bytes written to the local device by the target
server