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Mounting an IsO file
An ISO image (.iso) is a disk image of an ISO 9660 file system, and
refers to any optical disc image, even a UDF image. In addition to the
data files in the ISO image, it also contains all the file system metadata,
including boot code, structures, and attributes. All of this information
is contained in a single file. These properties make it an attractive
alternative to physical media for the distribution of software that requires
this additional information as it is simple to retrieve over the Internet.
To mount an ISO file, click “Mount ISO File”, locate the file, and mount it.
Things to know about operation of the virtual media
Because virtual media emulates USB 1.1 over a TCP connection, it has a
number of limitations that govern the virtual-media compatibility
and operation.
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Virtual media emulates USB 1.1. It doesn’t emulate USB 2.0.
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Virtual media redirects the client’s local DVD/CD or removable
mass storage devices to a target server during the open client
session only. This means if the remote client session disconnects,
the mounted drives will be automatically dismounted from the
target server.
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Maximum data transfer speed of the virtual media doesn’t
exceed 5.0Mbps.
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Only drives identified by the client’s operating system as drives
with removable storage can be mounted as virtual media. Many
USB-attached hard disks identify themselves to the operating
system as hard-disk drives and can’t be used for virtual-media
mounting.
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Booting from a mounted virtual-media drive is possible only if the
target server supports booting from USB-attached storage.
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Currently, it is not possible to boot a target server from Linux
distribution mounted as virtual media.
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Windows CD/DVD, or its modifications such as Winternals ERD
Commander, WinPE, BartPE, or similar, can be used for booting
the target server when mounted as virtual media.
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Mounting removable mass storage devices such as USB flash
drives (disk on key tokens) or miscellaneous USB memory sticks/
cards will remove them from the client’s operating system and
redirect them with read/write access permissions to the target
server to ensure the integrity of write operation.
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Connection timeout will not occur at the time the virtual media
remains mounted.