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connect to that channel. You may set an option in the Virtual Media dialog box (Reserved) that
allows only the User A to access that channel with a KVM session.
If User B is allowed to access that session (the Reserved option is not enabled), User B could
control the media that is being used in the virtual media session. In some environments, this may
not be desirable.
By using the Reserved option in a tiered environment, only User A could access the lower switch
and the KVM channel between the upper switch and lower switch would be reserved for User A.
Preemption levels offer additional flexibility of combinations. See Launching an exclusive KVM
session on page 159 and Connecting to an existing session on page 160. The preemption modes
described in those sections also apply to virtual media session.
Virtual Media dialog box
The Virtual Media dialog box is a program that manages the mapping and unmapping of virtual
media. The dialog box displays all the physical drives on the client’s workstation that can be
mapped as virtual drives. You may also add ISO and floppy image files and then map them using
the Virtual Media dialog box.
After a device is mapped, the Virtual Media dialog box Details View displays information about
the amount of data transferred and the time elapsed since the device was mapped.
You may specify that the virtual media session is reserved. When a session is reserved, and the
associated KVM session is closed, another user cannot launch a KVM session to that target device.
If a session is not reserved, another KVM session may be launched.
You may also reset the USB2 IQ module from the Virtual Media dialog box. This action will reset
every form of USB media on the target device, and should therefore be used with caution, and only
when the target device is not responding.
Virtual media session settings
Virtual media session settings include locking, mapped drives access mode and encryption level.
The procedure beginning on page 111 describes how to specify these settings for the supported
DSR switch.
Table 6.4 lists and describes the virtual media session settings.
Table 6.4: Virtual Media Session Settings
Setting Description
Locking
The locking option specifies whether a virtual media session is locked to the KVM
session on the target device. When locking is enabled (which is the default) and the
KVM session is closed, the virtual media session will also be closed. When locking is
disabled and the KVM session is closed, the virtual media session will remain active.
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