Mounting a disk drive or disk image

You can use the management module to mount a disk drive or disk image on a remote system to a blade server.

1. Start the management-module Web interface (see Starting the management-module Web interface).
2. In the navigation pane, click Blade Tasks → Remote Control.
3. In the Start Remote Control section, click Start Remote Control.
4. In the Remote Disk section, select the resources to make available for mounting from the left side of the remote disk drive selector; then, click >> to finalize the selection and move them to the right side of the remote disk drive selector. To deselect items, select them in the right side of the remote disk drive selector; then, click <<.

   You are given the option to save the disk image in the management-module random access memory (RAM) when you select a diskette drive or an image file and move it to the right side of the drive selector. A maximum of one diskette drive or drive image can be stored on the management module. The size of the drive or image contents must be 1.44 MB or less.

   Saving the disk image to management module memory enables the disk image to remain mounted on the blade server so that you can access the disk image later, even if the Web interface session is terminated. Mounted drives that are not saved to the management module is unmounted when the remote-control window is closed.

   Important: The disk image is lost when the management module is restarted or when the management-module firmware is updated. To use the mounted disk, use the remote console function. The mounted disk is displayed as a USB disk drive that is attached to the server.
5. Click Write Protect to prevent data from being written to the mounted drives.
6. Select from the remote disk drive selector one or more drives or images to mount; then, click Mount Drive. The mounted drive or disk image functions as a USB device that is connected to the blade server.