How to mount ISO/IMG from iDRAC or CIMC to Virtual Machine

As a sysadmin sometimes you are in situation to mount some img or iso file to VM e.g. to grab the driver or to check what is in the img file and you have to use management network and iDRAC or CIMC. 

WARNING: This is not the most efficient way to e.g. install OS inside VM but in some corner scenarios it could be useful.

Please find the step-by-step procedure how to mount the iDRAC or CIMC to VM. 

Cisco C-Series servers:

1.) Activate the Virtual Device:

2.) Virtual Device activated:

3.)Choose the image file to mount over CIMC KVM console:

4.) Press Map Device button:

5.) The image is mounted:

6.) In VM choose from context menu Edit Settings.. -> Hardware tab -> Add button -> SCSI Device -> Next

7.) In SCSi Device choose CD/DVD Cisco -> Next

8.) Click Finish

9.) In hardware tab of VM we see new SCSI Device - our ISO from CIMC -> Click OK

10.) In Windows VM we see that the ISO is mounted and available

Dell Rack servers with iDRAC:

1.) Connect Virtual Media :

2.)Map CD/DVD :

3.) Choose image to mount and Map Device

4.) Click Map Device

5.) In VM choose from context menu Edit Settings.. -> Hardware tab -> Add button -> SCSI Device -> Next

6.) Choose CD/DVD iDRAC

7.) Click Finish

8.) The new device will appear in Hardware tab

9.) Inside VM GuestOS you can see that image is available:

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