NOTE HTML-based virtual console is only supported on Windows 10. You must use either Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome to access this feature.
NOTE While using HTML5 to access virtual console, the language must be consistent across the client and target keyboard layout, OS, and the browser. For example, all must be in English (US) or any of the supported languages.
To launch the HTML5 virtual console, you must enable
the virtual console feature from the iDRAC Virtual Console page and
set the Virtual Console Type option to HTML5.
You can launch virtual console as a pop-up window by
using one of the following methods:
From iDRAC Home page, click the Launch link available in the Console Preview session
From iDRAC Virtual Console page, click Launch Virtual Console.
From iDRAC login page, type https//<iDRAC
IP>/console. This method is called as Direct Launch.
In the HTML5 virtual console, the following menu options
are available:
Chat
Keyboard
Screen Capture
Refresh
Full Screen
Disconnect Viewer
Console Control
Virtual Media
The Pass all keystrokes to server option is not supported on HTML5 virtual console. Use keyboard and
keyboard macros for all the functional keys.
Console control — This has the following configuration
options:
Keyboard
Keyboard Macros
Aspect Ratio
Touch Mode
Mouse Acceleration
Keyboard — This keyboard uses open source code. The
difference from physical keyboard is that the number keys are switched
to special character when you the Caps Lock key is enabled. Functionality remains the same and
number is entered if you press the special character when the Caps Lock key is enabled.
Keyboard Macros — This is supported in HTML5 virtual
console and are listed as the following drop-down options. Click Apply to apply the selected key combination on the server.
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Alt+Tab
Alt+ESC
Ctrl+ESC
Alt+Space
Alt+Enter
Alt+Hyphen
Alt+F4
PrntScrn
Alt+PrntScrn
F1
Pause
Tab
Ctrl+Enter
SysRq
Alt+SysRq
Aspect Ratio — The HTML5 virtual console video image
automatically adjusts the size to make the image visible. The following
configuration options are displayed as a drop-down list:
Maintain
Don’t Maintain
Click Apply to apply the
selected settings on the server.
Touch Mode — The HTML5 virtual console supports the
Touch Mode feature. The following configuration options are displayed
as a drop-down list:
Direct
Relative
Click Apply to apply the
selected settings on the server.
Mouse Acceleration — Select the mouse acceleration
based on the operating system. The following configuration options
are displayed as a drop-down list:
Absolute (Windows, latest versions of Linux, Mac OS-X)
Relative, no acceleration
Relative (RHEL, earlier versions of Linux)
Linux RHEL 6.x and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
or later
Click Apply to apply the
selected settings on the server.
Virtual Media — Click Connect Virtual
Media option to start the virtual media session. The virtual
media menu displays the Browse option to browse
and map the ISO and IMG files.
NOTE You cannot map physical
media such USB-based drives, CD, or DVD by using the HTML5 based virtual
console.
Supported Browsers
The HTML5 virtual console is supported on the following
browsers:
Internet Explorer 11
Chrome 36
For more details on supported browsers and versions, see the iDRAC Release
Notes available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
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