Changing the Media

Just as it can happen with any other physical machine, you may need to change or extract a removable device. flexVM Client supports this functionality, and allows the user to extract a removable device while the virtual machine is active. In order to do it, you need to open the menu from the Guest you want to extract the device, and select "Change Media". Remember the Guest must be up and running.

The following window will be displayed when you select this option:

From this window you'll be able to see the different ISO images that have been configured in that Guest. Each file is stored in a Media Storage and can be deleted (with the "Eject" option) or changed (with the "Change" option).

If the user has not added any file to a Media Storage when he's creating a new Guest, the window will show a device called "ms-empty". It's an empty device created by flexVM Manager in order to provide a unit where you can add files stored in a previously configure Media Storage.

In order to add a new file, select "Change" and a new drop-down menu will be displayed. Select the Media Storage that contains the ISO image you want to add and then press Finish:

You have just changed the removable device (the ISO image) that will be seen by the Guest.