For example, if your diskette image files use the extension
.img
, you must add a MIME type for that
extension. Use the IIS Manager to access the
Properties
dialog box of your website. On the
HTTP
Headers
tab, click
MIME Types
to add MIME types.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends adding the following types:
•
.img application/octet-stream
•
.iso application/octet-stream
3.
Verify that the web server is configured to serve read-only disk images.
a.
Use a web browser to navigate to the location of your disk images.
b.
Download the disk images to a client.
If these steps complete successfully, the web server is configured correctly.
Configuring IIS for read/write access
Procedure
1.
Install Perl (for example, ActivePerl).
2.
Customize the Virtual Media helper application as needed.
3.
Create a directory on your website for the Virtual Media helper script, and then copy the script to that
directory.
The sample script uses the directory name
cgi-bin
, but you can use any name.
4.
On the
Properties
page for your directory, under
Application Settings
, click
Create
to create an
application directory.
The icon for your directory in IIS Manager changes from a folder icon to a gear icon.
5.
Set the
Execute
permissions to
Scripts only.
6.
Verify that Perl is set up as a script interpreter.
To view the application associations, click
Configuration
on the
Properties
page. Ensure that Perl is
configured as shown in the following example:
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