Mounting ISO using IPMI¶

The Mount common or rescue ISO image as CD section is only available when managing virtual servers and Supermicro servers with X10 and X11 (and in some cases X9) motherboards. In this tab, it is possible to select an ISO with the required operating system from the drop-down list:

After selecting the operating system, you must press the buttons - Mount ISO and Boot from ISO:

Accessing the remote console and mounting the ISO¶

You must have Java software on your device to run the console. Some motherboards also provide the ability to connect via the HTML5 console, without having to install Java.

You need to get an IP address in the Console tab of the control panel for IPMI access. To do this, click on the Activate IPMI Access button. The IP address for accessing the console will be displayed on the screen after that. You can go to the specified address by clicking on it:

A message about not private connection may be displayed when clicking on the link:

The Create temp IPMI user button allows you to create a login and password for authorization in the web interface:

The login and password are temporary and used for authorization in the web interface.

Supermicro¶

Authorisation:

To access the IKVM/HTML5 console, go to the Remote control tab and click the IKVM/HTML5 button:

The credentials of a specific server are used for authorization in the console. It is possible to implement various actions to manage the equipment in the console:

If you need to install an operating system that is not on our list, you need to perform the following steps:

Go to the Remote Control >> Console Redirection tab and launch the console with the Launch console button in the web interface:

As a result of this action, the jnlp-file will be downloaded to the device. The console will be opened after running this file. You can mount the ISO in the Virtual media >> Virtual storage menu:

In the opened menu, select the type of logical disk – ISO and specify the location for storing the ISO file and click the Plug in and Ok buttons:

Then you should restart the server (F6 key) menu Power control >> Set power reset. After restarting the server, you should boot from the selected ISO.

Dell¶

Authorisation:

To use your own ISO image as virtual media on the server, you need to launch the Virtual Console in iDRAC and click Connect Virtual Media:

As a result of this action, the jnlp file will be downloaded to the device. After running this file, the console will open. Then select the ISO file:

After restarting the server, you should boot from the selected ISO.