DRAC 5 Virtual Media Problems

Question

I recently purchased a Dell PowerEdge 1950 with a DRAC 5 installed. When I received the server, the DRAC had v1.0 firmware, so I upgraded it to 1.65. The upgrade was successful, and I can login to the web server no problem. The console works just fine. I can power up, power down, edit the setup, and basically do whatever I want on the system.

The virtual media section does not work at all. I've tried uploading the following two virtual images:

http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.7/amd64/iso-cd/debian-6.0.7-amd64-netinst.iso
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.7/amd64/iso-cd/debian-6.0.7-amd64-businesscard.iso

The uploads both get to 75%, then fail.

The next thing I try is virtual media to see if I can mount a local drive, and that fails too.

Attach/Detach status: Auto attached
Plug-in Type: Java

I have tried all permutations of those settings and all result in failure. I get as far as launching the VM all the way to launching the DRAC5 Virtual Media Client, and the message that comes up is "Unable to launch the application." with a big red stop sign.

The same behavior happens in the latest Firefox and IE10.

Is there anyone else out there experienced with this issue?

darinpeterson · Answer

I found out why the uploads were failing: "Before you upload an image from the RAC Web browser to the Virtual Flash, ensure that the image file is between 1.44 MB and 16 MB in size (inclusive) and Virtual Flash is disabled. After you download the image and re-enable the Virtual Flash drive, the system and BIOS recognize the Virtual Flash."

The virtual media is still in question though. It's likely a security issue with Windows 8 or something... Not sure.

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DRAC 5 Virtual Media Problems

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