iDRAC: Virtual Media Troubleshooting on iDRAC9

Summary: This article covers basic troubleshooting steps for iDRAC virtual media.

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Instructions

How to create mount and troubleshoot Virtual Media in iDRAC.

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Virtual Media Use Cases:

  • Install Operating System
  • Present Drivers through the iDRAC
  • Platform bootable .iso for firmware updates
  • Present anything to the operating system using Virtual Floppy

 Virtual Media vs RFS vs Boot to Network ISO:

Features of Virtual Media:

  • Able to mount both a Virtual CD and Virtual Floppy simultaneously
  • Able to mount a local file and from a share
  • Disconnects when the Virtual Console disconnects
  • Only able to be mounted from the Web user interface

Features of Remote File Share:

  • Only able to mount one thing at a time
  • Only able to mount from a share
  • Stays connected until disconnected on purpose
  • Able to be mounted using user interface, WSMAN, Redfish, and Racadm 

 Features of Boot to Network ISO:

  • Only able to mount one thing at a time, unless using SCP Method on iDRAC9 FW 4.00.00.00
  • Only able to mount from a share
  • Stays connected a predetermined amount of time, default is 18 hours
  • Able to be mounted using WSMAN, Redfish, and SCP Import

Creating .img for Virtual Floppy:

Steps to turn anything into a Virtual Floppy image:

  • Launch Virtual Console with Java plug-in
  • Select Virtual Media > Create Image
  • Browse to a folder or anything that you want and select it
  • After the wizard completes mounting the new .img as a Virtual Floppy

Affected Products

iDRAC9, iDRAC9 - 3.0x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.1x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.2x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.3x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.4x Series, iDRAC9 - 4.xx Series, iDRAC9 - 5.xx Series, iDRAC9 - 6.xx Series, iDRAC9 - 7.xx Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000185550
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 17 Dec 2024
Version:  6
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