NOTE Check the release
notes for the expanded OS support for HTML5.
NOTE While using HTML5
to access virtual console, the language must be consistent across
client and target keyboard layout, OS, and 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.
NOTE By default the virtual console type is set 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:
Add Power Control
Boot Order
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
Ctrl+Alt+F1
Ctrl+Alt+F2
Ctrl+Alt+F3
Ctrl+Alt+F4
Ctrl+Alt+F5
Ctrl+Alt+F6
Ctrl+Alt+F7
Ctrl+Alt+F8
Ctrl+Alt+F9
Ctrl+Alt+F10
Ctrl+Alt+F11
Ctrl+Alt+F12
Alt+Tab
Alt+ESC
Ctrl+ESC
Alt+Space
Alt+Enter
Alt+Hyphen
Alt+F1
Alt+F2
Alt+F3
Alt+F4
Alt+F5
Alt+F6
Alt+F7
Alt+F8
Alt+F9
Alt+F10
Alt+F11
Alt+F12
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.
NOTE For security reasons read/write access is disabled while accessing virtual console in HTML5. With Java or ActiveX plug-ins, you can accept security messaging before the plug-in is given the read/write authority.
Supported Browsers
The HTML5 virtual console is supported on the following
browsers:
Internet Explorer 11
Chrome 36
Firefox 30
Safari 7.0
NOTE It is recommended to
have Mac OS version 10.10.2 (or onward) installed in the system.
