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32 Accessing Remote Desktop using VNC on Dell PowerEdge Servers and MX7000 Modular Infrastructure
7 Accessing Virtual Media with VNC active
After the VNC session is started using any of the client, local media on a client such as a desktop or laptop
can be mapped virtually to the server host OS by using the Virtual Media feature in iDRAC. This feature is
useful where data must be made available remotely such as packages to update network drivers on the host
OS.
7.1 Starting Virtual Media Redirection
1. Navigate to Configuration  Virtual Console on a 14G system, or Overview  Server  Virtual
Console on a 13G and 12G system.
2. Click Launch Virtual Console.
Starting Virtual Media Redirection
When prompted whether or not to continue using Virtual Media redirection,
3. Click OK.
When using Internet Explorer, an Activex plugin is start to launch the Virtual Media redirection utility.
Other browsers such as Chrome or Firefox, launch a Java applet.
You may be prompted to confirm the launch of Java, and then the launch of the applet.
4. Accept all prompts as required.