Unmounting a disk drive or disk image

You can use the management module to unmount a disk drive or disk image from a blade server.

When you have finished using a drive or disk image, complete the following steps to close and unmount it:

  1. Complete any procedures that are required by your operating system to close and unmount a remote disk or image. See the documentation for your operating system for information and instructions. For the Microsoft Windows operating system, complete one of the following procedures to close and unmount a drive or drive image:
    • If there is an unplug or eject hardware icon in the Windows taskbar, complete the following steps:
      1. Double-click the unplug or eject hardware icon.
      2. Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop.
      3. Click Close.
    • If there is no unplug or eject hardware icon in the Windows taskbar, complete the following steps:
      1. In the Microsoft Windows Control Panel, click Add/Remove Hardware; then, click Next.
      2. Select Uninstall/Unplug a device; then, click Next.
      3. Click Unplug/Eject a device; then, click Next.
  2. In the Remote Disk section of the Remote Control window of the management-module Web interface, click Unmount Drive.