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Player How to: Upload files

Upload from local to VM

These procedures describe how to upload files from a local machine (an out-of-game computer) to a virtual machine in the Player VM Console app. Please note the Send File to VM option should only be used for uploading small files.

These procedures assume you are in the Player VM Console app. For help on Player applications, see the Player Applications guide.

  1. In the Player VM Console app, in the VM List, launch the virtual machine you want.
  2. On the VM tab, click the gear icon, and then select Files, Send File to VM.

If the Send File to VM option is grayed out you will have to enter the credentials used to log into the virtual machine. Select Enter VM Credentials. In the VM Send File Settings window, enter the Destination File Path, Username, and Password. Click Done. Any user registered for the exercise will have the virtual machine credentials.

  1. After entering your credentials, select the Send File to VM option (this should no longer be grayed out).
  2. Select the file from your local machine that you want to upload.
  3. Click Open. This will copy the file to the destination folder specified in the VM Send File Settings window.

Upload files and mount ISO

These procedures describe how to upload files from a local machine to be mounted as a DVD (files are not uploaded directly to a virtual machine – it’s a two-step process). This is useful for installers and uploading larger files (such as ISO files).

  1. In the VM List screen, click Upload File.
  2. On your local machine, select the file you want to upload (the upload may take some time depending upon the file size, so you will see a progress bar highlighting the upload progress).
  3. Click Open.
  4. On the VM tab, click the gear icon, and then select Files, Mount File to DVD.
  5. In the Search box that opens look for and select the uploaded file that you now want to mount.

Note that there are two file areas: Team Files and Public Files. Files can be mounted for only your team (under Team Files) or any team (under Public Files).

  1. Click Mount. This process automatically mounts the file as a DVD Drive ISO.
  2. After the ISO has been mounted/used for file copy, right-click the DVD Drive ISO and and select Eject to eject the ISO.