Users Guide

Viewing virtual device details
To view the virtual device details, in the Virtual Console Viewer, click Tools → Stats. In the Stats window,
the
Virtual Media section displays the mapped virtual devices and the read/write activity for each device.
If Virtual Media is connected, this information is displayed. If Virtual Media is not connected, the “Virtual
Media is not connected” message is displayed.
If the Virtual Media is launched without using the Virtual Console, then the Virtual Media section is
displayed as a dialog box. It provides information about the mapped devices.
Resetting USB
To reset the USB device:
1. In the Virtual Console viewer, click Tools → Stats.
The Stats window is displayed.
2. Under Virtual Media, click USB Reset.
A message is displayed warning the user that resetting the USB connection can affect all the input to
the target device including Virtual Media, keyboard, and mouse.
3. Click Yes.
The USB is reset.
NOTE: iDRAC Virtual Media does not terminate even after you log out of iDRAC Web interface
session.
Mapping virtual drive
To map the virtual drive:
NOTE: While using ActiveX-based Virtual Media, you must have administrative privileges to map an
operating system DVD or a USB flash drive (that is connected to the management station). To map
the drives, launch IE as an administrator or add the iDRAC IP address to the list of trusted sites.
1. To establish a Virtual Media session, from the Virtual Media menu, click Connect Virtual Media.
For each device available for mapping from the host server, a menu item appears under the Virtual
Media menu. The menu item is named according to the device type such as:
• Map CD/DVD
• Map Removable Disk
• Map Floppy Disk
NOTE: The Map Floppy Disk menu item appears on the list if the Floppy Emulation option is
enabled on the Attached Media page. When Floppy Emulation is enabled, Map Removable
Disk is replaced with Map Floppy Disk.
The Map DVD/CD option can be used for ISO files and the Map Removable Disk option can be used
for images.
NOTE: You cannot map physical media such USB-based drives, CD, or DVD by using the
HTML5 based virtual console.
2. Click the device type that you want to map.
NOTE: The active session displays if a Virtual Media session is currently active from the current
Web interface session, from another Web interface session, or from VMCLI.
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