Users Guide

• For rack and tower servers:
<DNS name / IPv6 address / IPv4 address>, <Model>, User: <username>, <fps>
• For blade servers:
<DNS name / IPv6 address / IPv4 address>, <Model>, <Slot number>, User: <username>, <fps>
Sometimes the Virtual Console Viewer may display low quality video. This is due to slow network connectivity that leads to loss of one or
two video frames when you start the Virtual Console session. To transmit all the video frames and improve the subsequent video quality, do
any of the following:
• In the System Summary page, under Virtual Console Preview section, click Refresh.
• In the Virtual Console Viewer, under Performance tab, set the slider to Maximum Video Quality.
HTML5 based virtual console
NOTE: HTML-based virtual console is only supported on Windows 10. You must use either Internet Explorer 11 or Google Chrome
to access this feature.
NOTE: While using HTML5 to access virtual console, the language must be consistent across the client and target keyboard
layout, OS, and the browser. For example, all must be in English (US) or any of the supported languages.
To launch the HTML5 virtual console, you must enable the virtual console feature from the iDRAC Virtual Console page and set the Virtual
Console Type option to HTML5.
You can launch virtual console as a pop-up window by using one of the following methods:
• From iDRAC Home page, click the Launch link available in the Console Preview session
• From iDRAC Virtual Console page, click Launch Virtual Console.
• From iDRAC login page, type https//<iDRAC IP>/console. This method is called as Direct Launch.
In the HTML5 virtual console, the following menu options are available:
• Chat
• Keyboard
• Screen Capture
• Refresh
• Full Screen
• Disconnect Viewer
• Console Control
• Virtual Media
The Pass all keystrokes to server option is not supported on HTML5 virtual console. Use keyboard and keyboard macros for all the
functional keys.
• Console control — This has the following conguration options:
• Keyboard
• Keyboard Macros
• Aspect Ratio
• Touch Mode
• Mouse Acceleration
• Keyboard — This keyboard uses open source code. The dierence from physical keyboard is that the number keys are switched to
special character when you the Caps Lock key is enabled. Functionality remains the same and number is entered if you press the
special character when the Caps Lock key is enabled.
• Keyboard Macros — This is supported in HTML5 virtual console and are listed as the following drop-down options. Click Apply to apply
the selected key combination on the server.
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