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Enabling the remote console functionality

This topic provides information about the remote console functionality.

As mentioned earlier, the XClarity Controller remote console functionality is available only in the XClarity Controller Advanced and XClarity Controller Enterprise features. If you do not have the privilege to operate the remote console, you will see a lock icon.

After you have purchased and obtained the activation key for the XClarity Controller Advanced upgrade install it using the instructions under Installing an activation key.

To use the remote console functionality, complete the following steps:
  1. Click the image with a white diagonally pointing arrow in the Remote Console section of the XClarity Controller homepage or the Remote Console web page.
  2. Select one of the following modes:
    • Start remote console in single-user mode
    • Start remote console in multiuser mode
    Note
    The XClarity Controller with XClarity Controller Enterprise feature set supports up to six simultaneous video sessions in the multiuser mode.
  3. Select whether or not to allow others to request to send a disconnection request to a remote console user when someone wishes to use the remote console feature and the feature is already in use in Single User Mode, or when the maximum number of users are using the remote console feature in Multi User Mode. The No response time interval specifies how long the XClarity Controller will wait before automatically disconnecting the user if no response is received to the disconnection request.
  4. Select whether or not to allow record the latest three server boot videos.
  5. Select whether or not to allow record the latest three server crash videos.
  6. Select whether or not to allow OS failure screen capture with HW error.
  7. Click Launch Remote Console to open the remote console page in another tab. When all possible remote console sessions are in use, a dialog box will pop up. From this dialog box, the user can send a disconnection request to a remote console user who has enabled the setting to Allow others to request my remote session disconnect. The user can accept or deny the request to disconnect. If the user does not respond within the interval specified by the No response time interval setting, the user session will automatically be ended by the XClarity Controller.