Installation Manual

Using an image file
1. Start the .NET IRC or Java IRC.
2. Click the Virtual Drives menu, and then select Image File Removable Media (.img files)
or Image File CD-ROM/DVD (.iso files).
The .NET IRC or Java IRC prompts you to select a disk image.
3. Enter the path or file name of the image file in the File name text box, or browse to the image
file location, and then click Open.
The virtual drive activity LED will show virtual drive activity.
Using an image file through a URL (IIS/Apache)
You can connect scripted media by using the .NET IRC or Java IRC. Scripted media supports
only 1.44 MB floppy disk images (.img) and CD/DVD-ROM images (.iso). The image must be
on a web server on the same network as iLO.
1. Start the .NET IRC or Java IRC.
2. Depending on the image type you will use, select Virtual Drives→URL Removable Media
(.img) or Virtual Drives→URL CD-ROM/DVD (.iso).
The Image file at URL dialog box opens.
3. Enter the URL for the image file that you want to mount as a virtual drive, and then click
Connect.
The virtual drive activity LED does not show drive activity for URL-mounted virtual media.
Using the Create Media Image feature (Java IRC only)
When you use Virtual Media, performance is fastest when image files are used instead of physical
disks. You can use industry-standard tools like DD to create image files or to copy data from a
disk image file to a physical disk. You can also use the Java IRC to perform these tasks.
Creating a disk image file
The Create Media Image feature enables you to create disk image files from data in a file or on
a physical disk.
To create an ISO-9660 disk image file (.img or .iso):
1. Start the Java IRC.
2. Select Virtual Drives →Create Disk Image.
The Create Media Image dialog box opens.
3. Verify that the Disk>>Image button is displayed. If the button label is Image>>Disk, click
the button to change it to Disk>>Image.
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