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4. Select a drive to redirect (if Connect Drive)
5. Select a ISO image to redirect (if Connect ISO)
5.2.2 Create a CD-ROM/ISO Image
Follow the procedure below to create a CD-ROM image which can be accessed by the host
system via the KVM OVER IP SWITCH .
IMPORTANT
1. Drive Redirection is only possible with Windows 2000 and later versions.
2. Drive Redirection works on a low SCSI level. The SCSI protocol cannot recognize
partitions; therefore the whole drive selected will be shared instead of any
particular partition.
3. When connecting to a legacy KVM switch, please select PS/2 mouse from the
Keyboard/Mouse setting on the web page. Otherwise you may not be able to
use Hot-keys.
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First, on your client PC you must create an image of your CD which can be accessed by the
host system.
UNIX and UNIX-like OS
To create an image file, make use of dd. This is one of the original UNIX utilities and is included
in every UNIX-like OS (UNIX, Sun Solaris, and Linux).
To create a CDROM image file, copy the contents of the CD-ROM to a file. You can use the
following command:
dd [ if=/dev/cdrom ] [ of=/tmp/cdrom.image ]
dd reads the entire disc from the device /dev/cdrom, and saves the output in the specified
output file /tmp/cdrom.image. Adjust both parameters exactly to your needs (input device etc.).
Windows
To create the image file, use your favourite CD
imaging tool. Copy the whole contents of the disc
into one single image file on your hard disk.
For example, with ‘Nero’ you choose ‘Copy and
Backup’. Then, navigate to the ‘Copy Disc’
section. Select the CD ROM or DVD drive you
would like to create an image from. Specify the
filename of the image, and save the CD ROM
content in that file.
Example:
1. Create a CD image and name it image.iso
2. Create a folder on your client PC and name it
Test. Copy the file image.iso to the folder
Test.
3. Now you need to ‘share’ this folder. Right click
on the folder and select the option Sharing
and Security. Select Share this folder and
ensure the Share Name is set to Test. Click
Permissions to set permissions for users who
access this
folder,
according to your
requirements. Click Apply then OK to
complete.
4. Next you need to mount the image via a
Windows Share. In the KVM OVER IP
SWITCH menu on the left hand side of the
browser select Virtual Media and from the
sub menu select CD-ROM Image.
