Using the remote disk feature

The management module can use remote mass storage devices.

From the Remote Control window (see Remote Control), you can assign, or mount, an optical drive or diskette drive that is on the remote client computer to a blade server. By using this window, you can also specify a disk image or CD (ISO) image on the remote system for the blade server to use.

You can use the remote disk for functions such as updating blade server firmware, installing new software on the blade server, and installing or updating the operating system on the blade server. After you assign the remote disk, use the remote console function to access it. The remote disk appears as a USB drive on the blade server.

Your operating system must have USB support for you to use the remote disk feature. The following operating systems provide USB support:

In addition, the client (remote) system must have Microsoft Windows 2000 or later and must have the Java™ Virtual Machine (JVM) Plug-in version 1.4.2_08 or later, but earlier than 1.6.0 (JRE 6.0). The client system must also have an Intel Pentium III or later microprocessor operating at 700 MHz or faster (or an equivalent microprocessor).