diff --git a/howto/new-machine-cymru.md b/howto/new-machine-cymru.md index 951a33992bdd567c09bd0e4343b3cf5c2b681357..87e3f8c7daf33c777363d06cc5374c1f5a196ef5 100644 --- a/howto/new-machine-cymru.md +++ b/howto/new-machine-cymru.md @@ -461,29 +461,7 @@ VirtualBox, which isn't in Debian ([anymore](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bug Note that in my experience, the window starts off being minuscule. Hit the "maximize" button (a square icon) to make it bigger. -#### Boot from virtual media - -Using the Java applet it's possible to boot the machine using an ISO -or floppy image. This is useful for example when attempting to boot -the Memtest86 program, when the usual Memtest86+ crashes or is unable -to complete tests. - - 1. From the iDRAC home page, click Launch under Virtual Console - Preview - - 2. In the console window menu, click Virtual Media then Launch - Virtual Media - - 3. Click Add Image and select an .ISO or .IMG file - - 4. Click the checkbox under Mapped for the new image file - - 5. Leaving that window open, bring the console back into focus - - 6. (Re)boot the machine, pressing F11 to bring up the boot menu - - 7. Choose Virtual CD if you mapped an .ISO image, or Virtual Floppy - in the case of a 1.44MB floppy image +#### Fixing arrow keys in the virtual console Now, it's possible that an annoying bug will manifest itself at this stage: because the Java applet was conceived to work with an old X11 @@ -593,13 +571,18 @@ GNOME Boxes. ### Booting a rescue image -It is possible to load an ISO image (say for rescue) through the DRAC -interface. Head for Overview -> Server -> Attached -media. Unfortunately, only NFS and CIFS shares are supported, which -is... not great. But we could, in theory, leverage this to rescue -machines from each other on the network, but that would require -setting up redundant NFS servers on the management interface, which is -hardly practical. +Using the virtual console, it's possible to boot the machine using an +ISO or floppy image. This is useful for example when attempting to +boot the Memtest86 program, when the usual Memtest86+ crashes or is +unable to complete tests. + +> Note: It is also possible to load an ISO or floppy image (say for +> rescue) through the DRAC interface directly, in `Overview -> Server -> +> Attached media`. Unfortunately, only NFS and CIFS shares are +> supported, which is... not great. But we could, in theory, leverage +> this to rescue machines from each other on the network, but that would +> require setting up redundant NFS servers on the management interface, +> which is hardly practical. It is possible to load an ISO through the virtual console, however. @@ -622,16 +605,20 @@ the menus: 2. Click the `Add image` button - 3. Select the ISO image you have downloaded above + 3. Select the ISO or IMG image you have downloaded above 4. Tick the checkbox of the image in the `Mapped` column - 5. **Keep that window open!** + 5. **Keep that window open!** Bring the console back into focus - 6. Choose the `Virtual CD/DVD/ISO` option in the `Next Boot` menu + 6. If available, choose the `Virtual CD/DVD/ISO` option in the `Next Boot` menu 7. Choose the `Reset system (warm boot)` option in the `Power` menu +If you haven't been able to change the `Next Boot` above, press +<kbd>F11</kbd> during boot to bring up the boot menu. Then choose +`Virtual CD` if you mapped an ISO, or `Virtual Floppy` for a IMG. + If those menus are not familiar, you might have a different iDRAC version. Try those: