iDRAC 8/7 v2.30.30.30 User’s Guide

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VMCLI commands to access virtual media

The following table provides the VMCLI commands required for accessing different virtual media.

Table 1. VMCLI commands
Virtual Media	Command
Floppy drive	vmcli -r [RAC IP or hostname] -u [iDRAC user name] -p [iDRAC user password] -f [device name]
Bootable floppy or USB key image	vmcli -r [iDRAC IP address] [iDRAC user name] -p [iDRAC password] -f [floppy.img]
CD drive using -f option	vmcli -r [iDRAC IP address] -u [iDRAC user name] -p [iDRAC password] -f [device name]\|[image file]-f [cdrom - dev ]
Bootable CD/DVD image	vmcli -r [iDRAC IP address] -u [iDRAC user name] -p [iDRAC password] -c [DVD.img]

If the file is not write-protected, Virtual Media may write to the image file. To make sure that Virtual Media does not write to the media:

Configure the operating system to write-protect a floppy image file that must not be overwritten.
Use the write-protection feature of the device.

When virtualizing read-only image files, multiple sessions can use the same image media simultaneously.

When virtualizing physical drives, only one session can access a given physical drive at a time.

Related concepts

VMCLI operating system shell options