Figure 3: Perl configuration example
7.
Verify that Web Service Extensions allows Perl scripts to execute. If not, click
Web Service
Extensions
and set
Perl CGI Extension
to
Allowed
.
8.
Verify that the prefix variable in the helper application is set correctly.
More information
Sample Virtual Media helper application on page 142
Inserting Virtual Media with a helper application
When you use a helper application with the
INSERT_VIRTUAL_MEDIA
command, the basic format of the
URL is as follows:
protocol://user:password@servername:port/path,helper-script
where:
•
protocol
—Mandatory. Either HTTP or HTTPS.
•
user:password
—Optional. When present, HTTP basic authorization is used.
•
servername
—Mandatory. Either the host name or the IP address of the web server.
•
port
—Optional. A web server on a nonstandard port.
•
path
—Mandatory. The image file that is being accessed.
•
helper-script
—Optional. The location of the helper script on IIS web servers.
For detailed information about the
INSERT_VIRTUAL_MEDIA
command, see the iLO scripting and CLI
guide.
Sample Virtual Media helper application
The following Perl script is an example of a CGI helper application that allows diskette writes on web
servers that cannot perform partial writes. A helper application can be used in conjunction with the
INSERT_VIRTUAL_MEDIA
command to mount a writable disk.
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Inserting Virtual Media with a helper application
