257In This ChapterOverview................................................................................................257Prerequisites for Using Virtual Media ....................................................258Mounting Local Drives ...........................................................................259Supported Tasks Via Virtual Media .......................................................259Supported Virtual Media Types .............................................................260Supported Virtual Media Operating Systems ........................................260Number of Supported Virtual Media Drives...........................................261Connecting and Disconnecting from Virtual Media ...............................261Virtual Media in a Windows XP Environment ........................................263Virtual Media in a Linux Environment....................................................264Virtual Media in a Mac Environment......................................................264Virtual Media File Server Setup (File Server ISO Images Only) ...........265OverviewAll 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 target servercan 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
