Specifications

The VNC viewer service is automatically added when a virtual machine is added to the
DSView 3 software. The VMware viewer service is only added for VMware virtual machines.
The RDP viewer service is added only for virtual machines reporting a Windows
®
operating
system. The SSH session viewer service is only added for virtual machines reporting a Portable
Operating System Interface (POSIX) operating such as Linux
®
or Solaris
®
.
NOTE: The SSH service must be first be configured on the virtual machine from the DSView 3 software. See the
DSView 3 help for more information.
To manually add or remove services from the DSView 3 software, see the DSView 3 help for
more information. The VMware viewer cannot be manually added or removed using the Add
Services Wizard in the DSView 3 software.
NOTE: Virtual media sessions to virtual machines are not supported.
Session system requirements
The following parameters are required to establish sessions:
• To establish a VNC or RDP session, the virtual machine must be configured to support that
viewer.
• To establish an SSH session, the virtual machine must be configured with an SSH server
and be listening to SSH client requests.
• To establish a VMware viewer session, Internet Explorer® 6.0 or later or Firefox
®
2.0 or
later is required.
NOTE: By default, the VMware viewer uses ports 902 and 903 to communicate with ESX Servers. If these ports are
blocked by a firewall, the VMware viewer session fails to launch.
To open a session:
1. In the DSView 3 software, click the Units tab, then click Virtualization in the side
navigation bar.
2. Click All or Virtual Machine in the side navigation bar.
3. In the Action column of the virtual machine, select the type of session you wish to open.
-or-
Click the name of the virtual machine to open the Unit Overview window. Under
Tools, select the type of session you wish to open.
4. The session viewer launches in a new window.
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