Installation Manual
212 Using GUI Virtual Console
Table 9-5 describes the menu options that are available for use in the viewer.
Table 9-5. Viewer Menu Bar Selections
Menu Item Item Description
"Pin" icon NA Click on the "pin" icon to lock the iDRAC6 
Virtual Console menu bar. This prevents the 
tool bar from auto-hiding. 
NOTE: This is applicable only for the Active-X 
Viewer and not for Java plug-in.
Virtual 
Media
Launch Virtual 
Media
The Virtual Media Session is displayed which 
lists the devices available for mapping in the 
main window. To virtualize an ISO or IMG 
image, click Add and select the image file. The 
selected image file is displayed along with the 
list of devices available for mapping in the 
main window. To virtualize a device or am 
image, check the option in the Mapped 
column of the table. The device or the image 
will be mapped to the server at this point. To 
unmap, clear the checkbox.
Click Details to display a panel that lists the 
Virtual devices and images. It also displays the 
read/write activity for each device or image.
File Capture to File Captures the current remote system screen to a 
.bmp file on Windows or a .png file on Linux. 
A dialog box is displayed that allows you to save 
the file to a specified location.
NOTE: .bmp file format on Windows or .png file 
format on Linux are applicable only for the Native 
plug-in. Java plug-in supports only the .jpg and 
.jpeg file formats.
Exit When you have finished using the Console and 
have logged out (using the remote system's log 
out procedure), select Exit from the File menu 
to close the iDRAC6 Virtual Console window.










