Dell iDRAC7, User Manual

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Virtual media devices and vFlash devices are connected as a composite USB device to the Host USB BUS, and they
share a common USB port. Whenever any virtual media or vFlash USB device is connected to or disconnected from the
host USB bus, all the Virtual Media and vFlash devices are disconnected momentarily from the host USB bus, and then
they are re-connected. If the host operating system uses a virtual media device, do not attach or detach one or more
virtual media or vFlash devices. It is recommended that you connect all the required USB devices first before using
them.
What does the USB Reset do?
It resets the remote and local USB devices connected to the server.
How to maximize Virtual Media performance?
To maximize Virtual Media performance, launch the Virtual Media with the Virtual Console disabled or do one of the
following:
• Change the performance slider to Maximum Speed.
• Disable encryption for both Virtual Media and Virtual Console.
NOTE: In this case, the data transfer between managed server and iDRAC7 for Virtual Media and Virtual
Console will not be secured.
• If you are using any Windows server operating systems, stop the Windows service named Windows Event Collector.
To do this, go to Start
→
Administrative Tools
→
Services. Right-click Windows Event Collector and click Stop.
While viewing the contents of a floppy drive or USB key, a connection failure message is displayed if the same drive is
attached through the virtual media?
Simultaneous access to virtual floppy drives are not allowed. Close the application used to view the drive contents
before attempting to virtualize the drive.
What file system types are supported on the Virtual Floppy Drive?
The virtual floppy drive supports FAT16 or FAT32 file systems.
Why is an error message displayed when trying to connect a DVD/USB through virtual media even though the virtual
media is currently not in use?
The error message is displayed if Remote File Share (RFS) feature is also in use. At a time, you can use RFS or Virtual
Media and not both.
vFlash SD Card
When is the vFlash SD card locked?
The vFlash SD card is locked when an operation is in-progress. For example, during an initialize operation.
SNMP Authentication
Why is the message 'Remote Access: SNMP Authentication Failure' displayed?
As part of discovery, IT Assistant attempts to verify the get and set community names of the device. In IT Assistant, you
have the get community name = public and the set community name = private. By default, the SNMP agent community
name for iDRAC7 agent is public. When IT Assistant sends out a set request, the iDRAC7 agent generates the SNMP
authentication error because it accepts requests only from community = public.
To prevent SNMP authentication errors from being generated, you must enter community names that are accepted by
the agent. Since the iDRAC7 only allows one community name, you must use the same get and set community name for
IT Assistant discovery setup.
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