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Table 40. Supported screen resolutions and refresh rates
Screen Resolution Refresh Rate (Hz)
720x400 70
640x480 60, 72, 75, 85
800x600 60, 70, 72, 75, 85
1024x768 60, 70, 72, 75, 85
1280x1024 60
It is recommended that you congure your monitor display resolution to 1280x1024 pixels or higher.
NOTE: If you have an active Virtual Console session and a lower resolution monitor is connected to the Virtual Console, the
server console resolution may reset if the server is selected on the local console. If the system is running a Linux operating
system, an X11 console may not be viewable on the local monitor. Press <Ctrl><Alt><F1> at the iDRAC Virtual Console to switch
Linux to a text console.
Conguring virtual console
Before conguring the Virtual Console, make sure that the management station is congured.
You can congure the virtual console using iDRAC Web interface or RACADM command line interface.
Related link
Conguring web browsers to use virtual console
Launching virtual console
Conguring virtual console using web interface
To congure Virtual Console using iDRAC Web interface:
1 Go to Overview > Server > Virtual Console. The Virtual Console page is displayed.
2 Enable virtual console and specify the required values. For information about the options, see the iDRAC Online Help.
NOTE
: If you are using Nano operating system, disable the Automatic System Lock feature on the Virtual Console page.
3 Click Apply. The virtual console is congured.
Conguring virtual console using RACADM
To congure the Virtual Console, use the set command with the objects in the iDRAC.VirtualConsole group.
For more information, see the iDRAC RACADM Command Line Interface Reference Guide available at dell.com/idracmanuals.
Previewing virtual console
Before launching the Virtual Console, you can preview the state of the Virtual Console on the System > Properties > System Summary
page. The Virtual Console Preview section displays an image showing the state of the Virtual Console. The image is refreshed every 30
seconds. This is a licensed feature.
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