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Remote disk

Use the information in this topic to understand remote disk functionality.

From the Virtual Media Session window, you can assign to the server a CD or DVD drive, a diskette drive, USB flash drive that is on your computer, or you can specify a disk image on your computer for the server to use. You can use the drive for functions such as restarting (booting) the server, updating code, installing new software on the server, and installing or updating the operating system on the server. You can access the remote disk. Drives and disk images are displayed as USB drives on the server.

Note
  • USB support is required for the remote disk functionality. The following server operating systems have USB support:
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003: Web, Std, Ent, DC (SP2, R2, SBS)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2: Std, SBS, EBS
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V10 SP3: x86_64
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11: x86,_64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Servers V3.7: x86, x86_64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Servers V4.8: x86, x86_64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Servers V5.5: x86, x86_64
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Servers V6.0: x86, x86_64
    • ESX 4.5: 4.0 U1
  • The client server must have an Intel Pentium III microprocessor or greater, operating at 700 MHz or faster, or equivalent.