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Chapter 5: Virtual Media
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Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media
With the virtual media feature, you can mount up to two drives (of
different types) that are supported by the USB profile currently applied to
the target. These drives are accessible for the duration of the KVM
session.
For example, you can mount a specific CD-ROM, use it, and then
disconnect it when you are done. The CD-ROM virtual media “channel”
will remain open, however, so that you can virtually mount another
CD-ROM. These virtual media “channels” remain open until the KVM
session is closed as long as the USB profile supports it.
To use virtual media, connect/attach the media to the client or network
file server that you want to access from the target server. This need not
be the first step, but it must be done prior to attempting to access this
media.
The following conditions must be met in order to use virtual media:
Dominion Device
For users requiring access to virtual media, the device permissions
must be set to allow access to the relevant ports, as well as virtual
media access (VM Access port permission) for those ports. Port
permissions are set at the group-level.
A USB connection must exist between the device and the target
server.
If you want to use PC-Share, Security Settings (on page 189) must
also be enabled in the Security Settings page. Optional
You must choose the correct USB profile for the KVM target server
you are connecting to.
Client PC
Certain virtual media options require administrative privileges on the
client PC (for example, drive redirection of complete drives).
Note: If you are using Microsoft Vista or Windows 7, disable User
Account Control or select Run as Administrator when starting
Internet Explorer. To do this, click the Start Menu, locate IE,
right-click and select Run as Administrator.
Target Server
KVM target servers must support USB connected drives.
KVM target servers running Windows 2000 must have all of the
recent patches installed.
USB 2.0 ports are both faster and preferred.