Raritan Computer KSX II Switch User Manual


 
Chapter 5: Virtual Media
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Target Server
KVM target servers must support USB connected drives.
KVM target servers running the Windows 2000
®
operating system
must have all of the recent patches installed.
1. USB 2.0 ports are both faster and preferred..
2. If you plan to access file server ISO images, identify those file
servers and images through the KSX II Remote Console File Server
Setup page. See File Server Setup (File Server ISO Images Only)
(on page 98).
Note: ISO9660 format is the standard supported by Raritan.
However, other CD-ROM extensions may also work.
3. Open a KVM session with the appropriate target server.
a. Open the Port Access page from the KSX II Remote Console.
b. Connect to the target server from the Port Access page:
Click the Port Name for the appropriate server.
Choose the Connect command from the Port Action menu. The
target server opens in a Virtual KVM Client (see "Virtual KVM
Client (VKC)" on page 51) window.
4. Connect to the virtual media.
For:
Select this VM option:
Local drives
Connect Drive
Local CD/DVD drives
Connect CD-ROM/ISO Image (see
"CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/ISO Images"
on page 101)
ISO Images
Connect CD-ROM/ISO Image
File Server ISO Images
Connect CD-ROM/ISO Image
5. Upon completion of your tasks, disconnect the virtual media. See
Disconnecting Virtual Media (on page 103).