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Remote Console Functionality

Use the information in this topic to understand how to remotely view and interact with the server console.

You can use the remote console functionality in the XClarity Controller web interface to view and interact with the server console. You can assign a disk image (ISO or IMG file) as a virtual drive on the server. The remote console functionality is available with the XClarity Controller Advanced and XClarity Controller Enterprise features and is only available through the web interface. You must log in to the XClarity Controller with a user ID that has Supervisor access or Remote Console Access privileges to use the remote console features. For more information about upgrading from XClarity Controller Standard to XClarity Controller Advanced or XClarity Controller Enterprise, see Upgrading XClarity Controller.

Use the remote console features to do the following:
  • Remotely view video with graphic resolution up to 1280 x 1024 at 72 or 75Hz, regardless of the server state.
  • Remotely access the server using the keyboard and mouse from a remote client.
  • Mount ISO and IMG files that are located on your local system or on a remote system as virtual drives that are available for use by the server.
  • Upload an IMG or ISO image to the XClarity Controller memory and mount it to the server as a virtual drive. Up to two files with a maximum total size of 50 MB may be uploaded into the XClarity Controller memory.
Note
  • When the remote console feature is started in multi-user mode, (the XClarity Controller with the XClarity Controller Enterprise feature set supports up to six simultaneous sessions), the remote disk feature can be exercised by only one session at a time.
  • The remote console is able to display only the video that is generated by the video controller on the system board. If a separate video controller adapter is installed and is used in place of the system's video controller, the XClarity Controller remote console cannot display the video content from the added adapter.
  • If you have firewalls in your network, a network port must be opened to support the remote console feature. To view or change the network port number used by the remote console feature, see Service Enablement and Port Assignment.
  • The remote console feature uses HTML5 for displaying the server video on web pages. To use this feature your browser must support displaying video content using HTML5 elements.
  • If you are using self-signed certificates and an IPv6 address to access the BMC with the Internet Explorer browser, the remote console session may fail to start due to a certificate error. To avoid this issue, the self-signed certificate can be added to the Internet Explorer Trust Root certificate Authorities:
    • Select Security under BMC Configuration and download the self-signed certificate.
    • Change certificate file extension to *.crt and double-click the Web certificate file.
    • Clear IE11 browser cache.
    • Click Install Certificate to install the certificate to the Certificate Store by following the Certificate Import Wizard steps.