Dell PowerEdge 180AS User Manual

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Using the Viewer 81The virtual media interface consists of three main areas: the Floppy Drivesection, the CD/DVD section, and the Status section. If the virtual mediasession is locked to a KVM session, there will be a locked icon at the top rightof the virtual media client screen.Mapping Virtual Media DrivesTo map a virtual media drives:1 Open a virtual media session from the Video Viewer toolbar by selectingTools - Virtual Media.2 To map a physical drive as a virtual media drive, complete the followingsteps:a In the Virtual Media window, select the Mapped check box next tothe drive or drives you want to map.b If you want to limit the mapped drive to read-only access, select theRead Only check box next to the drive prior to mapping the drive. If thevirtual media session settings were previously configured so that allmapped drives must be read-only, this check box is already enabled andcannot be changed.You might want to select the Read Only check box if the sessionsettings enabled read and write access, but you want to limit theaccess of a particular drive to read-only.3 To add and map an ISO or diskette image as a virtual media drive,complete the following steps:a In the Virtual Media window, click Add Image.b The Common File Chooser window opens, with the directorycontaining disk image files (ending in .iso or .img) visible. Select anISO or diskette image file and click Open.c The file header is checked to make sure it is correct. If it is, theCommon File Chooser window closes and the chosen image file opensin the Virtual Media window, where it can be mapped by selecting theMapped check box.d Repeat steps a through c for any additional ISO or diskette images youwant to add. You can add any number of image files (up to the limitsimposed by memory), but you can only have one virtual DVD-ROM orvirtual mass storage mapped concurrently.