Users Guide

• Supported drives and devices
• Configuring virtual media
• Accessing virtual media
• Setting boot order through BIOS
• Enabling boot once for virtual media
Supported drives and devices
The following table lists the drives supported through virtual media.
Table 60. Supported drives and devices
Drive Supported Storage Media
Virtual Optical Drives
● CD-ROM
● DVD
● CD-RW
● Combination drive with CD-ROM media
USB flash drives
● USB CD-ROM drive with CD-ROM media
● USB Key image in the ISO9660 format
Configuring virtual media
Before you configure the Virtual Media settings, make sure that you have configured your Web browser to use Java or ActiveX
plug-in.
Configuring virtual media using iDRAC web interface
To configure virtual media settings:
CAUTION:
Do not reset iDRAC when running a Virtual Media session. Otherwise, undesirable results may occur,
including data loss.
1. In the iDRAC Web interface, go to Configuration > Virtual Media > Attached Media.
2. Specify the required settings. For more information, see the iDRAC Online Help.
3. Click Apply to save the settings.
Configuring virtual media using RACADM
To configure the virtual media, use the set command with the objects in the iDRAC.VirtualMedia group.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM CLI Guide available at https://www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Configuring virtual media using iDRAC settings utility
You can attach, detach, or auto-attach virtual media using the iDRAC Settings utility. To do this:
1. In the iDRAC Settings utility, go to Media and USB Port Settings.
The iDRAC Settings Media and USB Port Settings page is displayed.
2. In the Virtual Media section, select Detach, Attach, or Auto attach based on the requirement. For more information about
the options, see iDRAC Settings Utility Online Help.
3. Click Back, click Finish, and then click Yes.
The Virtual Media settings are configured.
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Managing virtual media