Users Guide

NOTE: The virtual device drive letters on the managed system do not coincide with the physical drive letters on the
management station.
NOTE: The Virtual Media may not function correctly on systems running Windows operating system configured with
Internet Explorer Enhanced Security. To resolve this issue, see the Microsoft operating system documentation or
contact the system administrator.
Adding virtual media images
You can create a media image of the remote folder and mount it as a USB attached device to the server’s operating system. To add
Virtual Media images:
1. Click Virtual Media > Create Image....
2. In the Source Folder field, click Browse and browse to the folder or directory to be used as the source for the image file. The image
file is on the management station or the C: drive of the managed system.
3. In the Image File Name field, the default path to store the created image files (typically the desktop directory) appears. To change
this location, click Browse and navigate to a location.
4. Click Create Image.
The image creation process starts. If the image file location is within the source folder, a warning message is displayed indicating that
the image creation cannot proceed as the image file location within the source folder causes an infinite loop. If the image file location is
not within the source folder, then the image creation proceeds.
After the image is created, a success message is displayed.
5. Click Finish.
The image is created.
When a folder is added as an image, a .img file is created on the Desktop of the management station from which this feature is used.
If this .img file is moved or deleted, then the corresponding entry for this folder in the Virtual Media menu does not work. Therefore,
it is recommended not to move or delete the .img file while the image is being used. However, the .img file can be removed after the
relevant entry is first deselected and then removed using Remove Image to remove the entry.
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.
Accessing drivers
Dell EMC PowerEdge servers have all the supported operating system drivers embedded on the system flash memory. Using iDRAC, you
can mount or unmount drivers easily to deploy the operating system on your server.
To mount the drivers:
1. On the iDRAC web interface, go to Configuration > Virtual Media.
2. Click Mount Drivers.
3. Select the OS from the pop-up window and click Mount Drivers.
NOTE: The Expose duration is 18 hours by default.
To unmount the drivers post completion of the mount:
1. Go to Configuration > Virtual Media.
2. Click Unmount Drivers.
3. Click OK on the pop-up window.
NOTE:
The Mount Drivers option may not be displayed if the driver pack is not available on the system. Ensure to
download and install the latest driver pack from www.dell.com/support.
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