66 DOMINION KX II USER G UIDEPrerequisites for Using Virtual MediaThe following conditions must be met in order to use virtual media:Dominion KX II• For users requiring access to virtual media, KX permissions must be set to allow accessto the relevant ports, as well as virtual media access (VM Access port permission) forthose ports. Port permissions are set at the group-level; please refer to Setting PortPermissions for more information.• (Optional) If you want to use PC-Share, VM Share Mode must also be enabled in theSecurity Settings page.Client PC• Certain virtual media options require administrative privileges on the client PC (e.g.,drive redirection of complete drives).Note: If you are using Microsoft Vista, turn User Account Control off: Control Panel >User Accounts > User Account Control > turn off.If you would prefer not to change Vista account permissions, run Internet Explorer as anadministrator. To do this, click on the Start Menu, locate IE, right click it and select Runas Administrator.• USB 2.0 ports are both faster and preferred.Target Server• Target servers must support USB connected drives.• Target servers running Windows 2000 must have all of the recent patches installed.Using Virtual MediaWith the Dominion KX II virtual media feature, you can mount up to two drives (of differenttypes). These drives are accessible for the duration of the KVM session.For example, you can mount a specific CD-ROM, use it, and then disconnect it when you aredone. The CD-ROM virtual media “channel” will remain open, however, so that you can virtuallymount another CD-ROM. These virtual media “channels” remain open until the KVM session isclosed.To use virtual media:1. Connect/attach the media to the client or network file server that you want to access from thetarget server. This need not be the first step, but it must be done prior to attempting to accessthis media.2. Verify that the appropriate prerequisites are met.3. (File server ISO images only) If you plan to access file server ISO images, identify those fileservers and images through the Dominion KX II Remote Console File Server Setup page.4. Open a KVM session with the appropriate target server.5. Connect to the virtual media.FOR: SELECT THIS VM OPTION:Local drives Connect DriveLocal CD/DVD drives Connect CD-ROM/ISO ImageISO Images Connect CD-ROM/ISO ImageFile Server ISO Images Connect CD-ROM/ISO Image6. Upon completion of your tasks, disconnect the virtual media.
