How to mount ISO via IPMI Management Web Interface

Before we begin, please ensure that you have the latest version of java or openjdk package installed on your system to open the IPMI KVM.  In latest versions of browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox), Java might be limited. Therefore, please try using Internet Explorer with the latest Java version. You can download the latest version of Java for Windows or Linux from the following location

For Windows Click Here  and for Linux Click Here

If you do not know how to access your server via IPMI, please follow the steps given in the following article How to access server IPMI

Now that you know how to access your server via IPMI, let us see how to mount an ISO using it.

1:   To mount virtual media, connect to the IPMI web interface of the system by entering its IP address into the web browser on a client system. Enter the user ID as "Operator" and the password that you have received while creating the IPMI session.

2:   Once you are logged in, Navigate to Remote Control > Console Redirection. Now, click on Launch Console. Depending on your browser and BMC hardware, this will either launch the console immediately, or it will download a file called “launch.jnlp”.

             2.a:   If the console does not open automatically (happens with windows OS), you can download IcedTea an opensource Java Web Starter. Please use the following link to download https://adoptopenjdk.net/icedtea-web.html

             2.b:   Open the launch.jnlp file with IcedTea after the file is downloaded to your system.

Note: You can also make use of the option iKVM/HTML5 available on the navigation bar on the left to launch the console. In case this option is not available, you can proceed with point no. 2 mentioned above.

3:   Once the console window is open, select the "Virtual Media" menu option in the upper left of the window, then select "Virtual Storage".

4:   Select "ISO File" option from the "Logical Drive Type" from the drop-down list. 

5:   Click on the "Open Image" button on the right to locate the .iso file on your local machine. Select an .iso and click on "Open".

6:   After selecting the .iso file, click on the "Plug In" button below to ensure that the file is now mounted as a virtual CDROM device. Click on "OK" to close the Virtual Storage window.

You have now successfully mounted an ISO on your server using an IPMI. Use the remote console to reboot the system. This can be done from the  IPMI page using the "Remote Control > Power Control" to send a physical chassis power reset, or by a soft reboot from the operating system. Hit <F11> during POST to open a one-time boot menu. Navigate with the arrow keys and highlight "IPMI Virtual CDROM" from the list, then hit "<Enter>" to accept and boot from the virtual media.