245In This ChapterOverview .................................................................................................... 245Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media ..................................................... 246Mounting Local Drives .............................................................................. 247Supported Tasks Via Virtual Media .......................................................... 247Supported Virtual Media Types ................................................................ 248Supported Virtual Media Operating Systems .......................................... 248Number of Supported Virtual Media Drives ............................................ 249Connecting and Disconnecting from Virtual Media ................................. 249Virtual Media in a Windows XP Environment ........................................... 251Virtual Media in a Linux Environment ...................................................... 252Virtual Media in a Mac Environment ........................................................ 254Virtual Media File Server Setup (File Server ISO Images Only).............. 255OverviewAll KX III models support virtual media. Virtual media extends KVMcapabilities by enabling target servers to remotely access media from aclient PC and network file servers.With this feature, media mounted on client PCs and network file serversare essentially "mounted virtually" by the target server. The targetserver can then read from and write to that media as if it were physicallyconnected to the target server itself.Each KX III comes equipped with virtual media to enable remotemanagement tasks using the widest variety of CD, DVD, USB, audioplayback and record devices, internal and remote drives, and images.Virtual media sessions are secured using 128 or 256 bit AESencryption.Chapter 5 Virtual Media
