You can use the remote- media feature to mount remote media (such as a CD, DVD, or USB device, disk image, or CD (ISO) image) that is on the local system to the selected server. You can also upload an image to the local storage that is available on the baseboard management-controller (BMC).
Before you begin
Only one user at a time can mount and upload data to the local storage on the management controller. Other users are prevented from accessing the local storage on the management controller while it is mounted or while data is being uploaded to the local storage.
On a server that is running the Linux operating system, mounting more than one ISO image is not supported.
Procedure
Complete the following steps to mount or move remote media.
- From the Remote Control window, click the Remote Media icon (
). - Click one of the following actions:
Mount remote media
This action makes local media resources available to the currently selected server. A media resource can be mounted to only one server at a time within a single remote-control session.
When you click Mount remote media, the following options are available:
- Select an image to be mounted. The image is available for the currently selected server until you unmount the device or close the remote-control session. Multiple images can be mounted to a single server, and each image can be mounted to multiple servers.
- Select a drive, such as a CD, DVD, or USB device, that is to be mounted. The device is available to the currently selected server until you unmount the drive or close the remote-control session. Multiple devices can be mounted to a single server, but each device can be mounted to only one server at a time.
If you select a drive, be sure to unmount the drive before you remove media from the drive.
- Upload the image to the IMM. Use this option to store an image in local storage on the management controller for the selected server.
The image remains on the management controller even if you end the remote-control session or if the server is restarted.
You can store approximately 50 MB of data on the management controller.
You can upload multiple images to the management controller provided that the total space that is used for all images is less than 50 MB.
Each image that is uploaded to the management controller is automatically mounted to the server. After you have uploaded an image to the management controller, you can also move that uploaded image to the management controller for a different server. When you move the image, the previously uploaded image is removed from the current server and uploaded to a selected server.
Move remote media
This action moves a previously mounted media resource between servers.
Complete the following steps to make a resource available to a server:
- Select one or more resources.
- Click Add to move the resources to the Selected Resources list.
- Click Mount to mount the resources for use by the server.
The remote-control session defines a device for the resource and maps that device to a mount point for the currently selected server. You have the option to write-protect the mounted media.