Users Guide

Using Console Redirection 135
Using Console Redirection
Overview
The DRAC 4 console redirection feature allows you to access the local server
console remotely in either graphic or text mode.
Today, with the power of networking and the Internet, you do not have to sit
in front of each server to perform all the routine maintenance. You can
manage the servers from another city or even from the other side of the world
from your desktop or laptop computer. You can also share the information
with others—remotely and instantly.
Using Console Redirection
CAUTION: Before using console redirection, install the Sun™ Java™ Virtual
Machine Plug-in (version 1.4.2 and later) on all supported Web browsers.
Additionally, clear and disable Java cache from the Java plug-in control panel in
your operating system. For more information, see "Configuring a Supported Web
Browser" and "Installing the Sun Java Plug-In."
NOTE: When you open a console redirection session, there is no indication on the
managed system that the console has been redirected.
NOTE: On supported Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
or Novell
®
systems, there are
known mouse arrow synchronization issues. To minimize mouse synchronization
problems, ensure that all users use the default mouse settings.
The Console Redirection page enables you to manage the remote system by
using the keyboard, video, and mouse on your local management station to
control the corresponding devices on a remote managed system. This feature
can be used in conjunction with the Virtual Media feature to perform remote
software installations. You can have a maximum of two simultaneous console
redirection sessions. Console Redirection requires a minimum available
network bandwidth of 128 Kbps.