Create Media Image feature (Java IRC only)
When you use virtual media, performance is fastest when you use image files instead of physical disks. You can use
industry-standard tools like DD to create image files or to copy data from a disk image file to a physical disk. You can also
use the Java IRC to perform these tasks.
Creating a disk image file (Java IRC)
The Create Media Image feature enables you to create disk image files from data in a file or on a physical disk. You can
create an ISO-9660 disk image file (IMG or ISO).
Prerequisites
• Remote Console privilege
• The
Remote Console feature is enabled on the Access Settings page.
• The
Virtual Media feature is enabled on the Access Settings page.
• A license that supports this feature is installed. For information about the available license types and the features they
support, see the licensing documentation at the following website:
https://www.hpe.com/support/ilo-docs.
Procedure
1. Click Remote Console & Media in the navigation tree.
The
Launch tab displays the remote console launch options.
2. Start the Java IRC.
3. Select Virtual Drives > Create Disk Image.
The
Create Media Image dialog box opens.
4. Verify that the Disk>>Image button is displayed. If the button label is Image>>Disk, click the button to change it to
Disk>>Image.
5. Do one of the following:
• If you will use a file, select
Media File, and then click Browse and navigate to the file you want to use.
• If you will use physical media, select
Media Drive, and then select the drive letter of the floppy disk, USB key, or CD
in the
Media Drive menu.
6. Enter the path and file name for the image file in the Image File text box.
7. Click Create.
iLO notifies you when the image creation is complete.
8. Click Close.
9. Confirm that the image was created in the specified location.
Copying data from an image file to a physical disk (Java IRC)
The Create Media Image feature enables you to copy the data from a disk image file to a floppy disk or USB key. Only disk
image (IMG) files are supported. Copying data to a CD is not supported.
You can copy disk image data to a floppy disk or USB key.
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