Dell PowerEdge R830 Integrated Remote Access Controller 8 Version 2.70.70.70 U - Page 268
Configuring remote file share using web interface
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NOTE: If ESXi is running on the managed system and if you mount a floppy image (.img) using RFS, the connected floppy image is not available to the ESXi operating system. RFS and Virtual Media features are mutually exclusive. • If the Virtual Media client is not active, and you attempt to establish an RFS connection, the connection is established and the remote image is available to the host operating system. • If the Virtual Media client is active, and you attempt to establish an RFS connection, the following error message is displayed: Virtual Media is detached or redirected for the selected virtual drive. The connection status for RFS is available in iDRAC log. Once connected, an RFS-mounted virtual drive does not disconnect even if you log out from iDRAC. The RFS connection is closed if iDRAC is reset or the network connection is dropped. The Web interface and command-line options are also available in CMC and iDRAC to close the RFS connection. The RFS connection from CMC always overrides an existing RFS mount in iDRAC. NOTE: iDRAC vFlash feature and RFS are not related. If you update the iDRAC firmware from version 1.30.30 to 1.50.50 firmware while there is an active RFS connection and the Virtual Media Attach Mode is set to Attach or Auto Attach, the iDRAC attempts to re-establish the RFS connection after the firmware upgrade is completed and the iDRAC reboots. If you update the iDRAC firmware from version 1.30.30 to 1.50.50 firmware while there is an active RFS connection and the Virtual Media Attach Mode is set to Detach, the iDRAC does not attempt to re-establish the RFS connection after the firmware upgrade is completed and the iDRAC reboots. Configuring remote file share using web interface To enable remote file sharing: 1. In iDRAC Web interface, go to Overview > Server > Attached Media. The Attached Media page is displayed. 2. Under Attached Media, select Attach or Auto Attach. 3. Under Remote File Share, specify the image file path, domain name, user name, and password. For information about the fields, see the iDRAC Online Help. Example for image file path: • CIFS - //// • NFS - < IP to connect for NFS file system>:// • HTTP - http://// • HTTPS - https://// NOTE: CIFS supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and NFS supports only IPv4 address. NOTE: Both '/' or '\' characters can be used for the file path. If you are using NFS share, make sure that you provide the exact and as it is case-sensitive. NOTE: For information on recommended characters for user names and passwords, see Recommended characters in user names and passwords. NOTE: While specifying the network share settings, it is recommended to avoid special characters for user name and password or percent encode the special characters. 4. Click Apply and then click Connect. After the connection is established, the Connection Status displays Connected. NOTE: Even if you have configured remote file sharing, the Web interface does not display user credential information due to security reasons. For Linux distributions, this feature may require a manual mount command when operating at runlevel init 3. The syntax for the command is: mount /dev/OS_specific_device / user_defined_mount_point where, user_defined_mount_point is any directory you choose to use for the mount similar to any mount command. 268 Deploying operating systems
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