Available USB Profiles

The current release of the KX III comes with the selection of USB profiles described in the following table. New profiles are included with each firmware upgrade provided by Raritan. As new profiles are added, they will be documented in the help.

USB profile

Description

BIOS Dell® PowerEdge® 1950/2950/2970/6950/R200

Dell PowerEdge 1950/2950/2970/6950/R200 BIOS

Use either this profile or 'Generic' profile for Dell PowerEdge 1950/2950/2970/6950/R200 BIOS.

Restrictions:

  • None

BIOS Dell OptiPlex Keyboard and Mouse Only

Dell OptiPlex BIOS Access (Keyboard and Mouse Only)

Use this profile to have keyboard functionality for the Dell OptiPlex BIOS when using D2CIM-VUSB. When using the new D2CIM-DVUSB, use 'Generic' profile.

Notice:

  • Optiplex 210L/280/745/GX620 requires D2CIM-DVUSB with 'Generic' profile to support virtual media

    Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • No virtual media support

BIOS Dell Optiplex 790

Use this profile for Dell Optiplex 790 during BIOS operations.

Warning:

  • USB enumeration will trigger whenever Virtual Media is connected or disconnected

    Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Absolute mouse synchronization not supported
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

BIOS Dell Optiplex 790 Keyboard Only

Use this profile for Dell Optiplex 790 when using Keyboard Macros during BIOS operations. Only keyboard is enabled with this profile.

Restrictions:

  • Mouse is disabled.
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives are disabled.

BIOS DellPowerEdge Keyboard and Mouse Only

Dell PowerEdge BIOS Access (Keyboard and Mouse Only)

Use this profile to have keyboard functionality for the Dell PowerEdge BIOS when using D2CIM-VUSB. When using the new D2CIM-DVUSB, use 'Generic' profile.

Notice:

  • PowerEdge 650/1650/1750/2600/2650 BIOS do not support USB CD-ROM and disk drives as a bootable device
  • PowerEdge 750/850/860/1850/2850/SC1425 BIOS requires D2CIM-DVUSB with 'Generic' profile to support virtual media
  • Use 'BIOS Dell PowerEdge 1950/2950/2970/6950/R200' or 'Generic' profile for PowerEdge 1950/2950/2970/6950/R200 when operating in the BIOS

    Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Absolute mouse synchronization™ not supported
  • No virtual media support

BIOS ASUS P4C800 Motherboard

Use this profile to access BIOS and boot from Virtual Media on Asus P4C800-based systems.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

BIOS Generic

BIOS Generic

Use this profile when Generic OS profile does not work on the BIOS.

WARNING: USB enumeration will trigger whenever virtual media is connected or disconnected.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Absolute mouse synchronization™ not supported
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

BIOS HP® Proliant DL145

HP Proliant DL145 PhoenixBIOS

Use this profile for HP Proliant DL145 PhoenixBIOS during OS installation.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)

BIOS HP Compaq® DC7100/DC7600

BIOS HP Compaq DC7100/DC7600

Use this profile to boot the HP Compaq DC7100/DC7600 series desktops from virtual media.

Restrictions:

  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

BIOS IBM ThinkCentre Lenovo

IBM Thinkcentre Lenovo BIOS

Use this profile for the IBM® Thinkcentre Lenovo system board (model 828841U) during BIOS operations.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

IBM BladeCenter H with Advanced Management Module

Use this profile to enable virtual media functionality when D2CIM-VUSB or D2CIM-DVUSB is connected to the Advanced Management Module.

Restrictions:

  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

BIOS Lenovo ThinkPad T61 & X61

BIOS Lenovo ThinkPad T61 and X61 (boot from virtual media)

Use this profile to boot the T61 and X61 series laptops from virtual media.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)

Generic

The generic USB profile resembles the behavior of the original KX3 release. Use this for Windows 2000® operating system, Windows XP® operating system, Windows Vista® operating system and later.

Restrictions:

  • None

HP Proliant DL360/DL380 G4 (HP SmartStart CD)

HP Proliant DL360/DL380 G4 (HP SmartStart CD)

Use this profile for the HP Proliant DL360/DL380 G4 series server when installing OS using HP SmartStart CD.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Absolute mouse synchronization™ not supported

HP Proliant DL360/DL380 G4 (Windows 2003® Server Installation)

HP Proliant DL360/DL380 G4 (Windows 2003 Server Installation)

Use this profile for the HP Proliant DL360/DL380 G4 series server when installing Windows 2003 Server without the help of HP SmartStart CD.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)

Linux®

Generic Linux profile

This is the generic Linux profile; use it for Redhat Enterprise Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop and similar distributions.

Restrictions:

  • Absolute mouse synchronization not supported

BIOS Mac®

BIOS Mac

Use this profile for Mac BIOS.

Restrictions:

  • Absolute mouse synchronization is not supported
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

    If you use this USB profile, see Mouse Modes when Using the Mac Boot Menu for information mouse modes when using the Mac Boot Menu

MAC OS X® 10.4.9 (and later)

Mac OS X version 10.4.9 (and later)

This profile compensates the scaling of mouse coordinates introduced in recent versions of Mac OS X. Select this if the remote and local mouse positions get out of sync near the desktop borders.

Restrictions:

  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

RUBY Industrial Mainboard (AwardBIOS)

RUBY Industrial Mainboard (AwardBIOS)

Use this profile for the RUBY-9715VG2A series industrial mainboards with Phoenix/AwardBIOS v6.00PG.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

Supermicro Mainboard Phoenix (AwardBIOS)

Supermicro Mainboard Phoenix AwardBIOS

Use this profile for the Supermicro series mainboards with Phoenix AwardBIOS.

Restrictions:

  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

Suse 9.2

SuSE Linux 9.2

Use this for SuSE Linux 9.2 distribution.

Restrictions:

  • Absolute mouse synchronization™ not supported
  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)

Troubleshooting 1

Troubleshooting Profile 1

  • Mass Storage first
  • Keyboard and Mouse (Type 1)
  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

WARNING: USB enumeration will trigger whenever virtual media is connected or disconnected.

Troubleshooting 2

Troubleshooting Profile 2

  • Keyboard and Mouse (Type 2) first
  • Mass Storage
  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

WARNING: USB enumeration will trigger whenever virtual media is connected or disconnected.

Troubleshooting 3

Troubleshooting Profile 3

  • Mass Storage first
  • Keyboard and Mouse (Type 2)
  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)
  • Virtual CD-ROM and disk drives cannot be used simultaneously

WARNING: USB enumeration will trigger whenever virtual media is connected or disconnected.

Use Full Speed for Virtual Media CIM

Use Full Speed for virtual media CIM

This profile resembles the behavior of the original KX3 release with Full Speed for virtual media CIM option checked. Useful for BIOS that cannot handle High Speed USB devices.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed limited to full-speed (12 MBit/s)

Use Full Speed for Keyboard and Mouse USB

This profile will set the Keyboard and Mouse USB interface on the Dual-VM CIM to Full Speed. Useful for devices that cannot operate properly with the Low Speed USB settings.

Restrictions:

  • USB bus speed set to full-speed (12 MBit/s) on Keyboard and Mouse USB interface

     

In This Section

Mouse Modes when Using the Mac Boot Menu

See Also

USB Profiles

Overview

CIM Compatibility

Selecting Profiles for a KVM Port