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iDRAC 8/7 v2.30.30.30 User’s Guide

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HTML5 based virtual console session running on Windows and Linux operating system

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
  • Firefox 30
  • Safari 7.0

For more details on supported browsers, see the iDRAC8 Release Notes available at dell.com/idracmanuals.

  • NOTE: iDRAC v2.30.30.30 supports only Windows 10 operating system with Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome browsers.

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