Unable to Access Mapped Drive from a VM

Unable to Access Mapped Drive from a VM

As we segment our network, access between certain network segments will no longer be available or may become restricted.
Due to this, accessing U: or other network drives from a VM may no longer be possible.

There are a few methods you can use to transfer files to these VM's.  As always please contact IT if you require assistance with any of the below information.

Method 1 - Create an ISO

 Create an ISO and provide the ISO to the IT team.
     We will upload the ISO to the repository and make it available to the VM.  This will then be available as the DVD Drive on the VM.
     However, you will be unable to transfer files back to the original location/DVD drive using this method.

Method 2 - VM Workstation or VM Remote Console

- Both can be installed from z:\software\vmware
- VM Workstation requires a license
  1.  First copy the files to a USB from your computer
  2.  Then you will need to click on the VM Menu and select removable devices, find the USB drive and connect to the VM

         This will present the drive and data on the USB directly to the VM.  You can also do this with USB License dongles if required


Method 3 - Remote Desktop

There are a few ways you can achieve this; we recommend using Remote Desktop Connection Manager or mRemoteNG (both installers are on Z:\software\Remote Connectivity\). 

Using the connection manager or mRemoteNG you can put multiple machines (VM's, physical etc into the console and configure each connection as required.  Please see IT if you require assistance setting up either of these packages.
  1.      Within RDCM and mRemoteNG you can configure each connection to Redirect Drives = yes/true. 
         This will make all your local and network drives on your computer available to the machine you are remoting into.  On the remote machine you will see something similar to:

           
        With the native remote desktop, you will need to select "Show Option" on the bottom left then click on the local resources tab, then the more button (both windows below) from there expand the drives and select the drives you want to redirect







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