Users Guide

Setting up VNC viewer with SSL encryption

While conguring the VNC server settings in iDRAC, if the SSL Encryption option was enabled, then the SSL tunnel application must be

used along with the VNC Viewer to establish the SSL encrypted connection with iDRAC VNC server.

NOTE: Most of the VNC clients do not have built-in SSL encryption support.

To congure the SSL tunnel application:

1 Congure SSL tunnel to accept connection on <localhost>:<localport number>. For example, 127.0.0.1:5930.

2 Congure SSL tunnel to connect to <iDRAC IP address>:<VNC server port Number>. For example, 192.168.0.120:5901.

3 Start the tunnel application.

To establish connection with the iDRAC VNC server over the SSL encrypted channel, connect the VNC viewer to the localhost (link

local IP address) and the local port number (127.0.0.1:<local port number>).

Setting up VNC viewer without SSL encryption

In general, all Remote Frame Buer (RFB) compliant VNC Viewers connect to the VNC server using the iDRAC IP address and port

number that is congured for the VNC server. If the SSL encryption option is disabled when conguring the VNC server settings in iDRAC,

then to connect to the VNC Viewer do the following:

In the VNC Viewer dialog box, enter the iDRAC IP address and the VNC port number in the VNC Server eld.

The format is <iDRAC IP address:VNC port number>

For example, if the iDRAC IP address is 192.168.0.120 and VNC port number is 5901, then enter 192.168.0.120:5901.

Conguring front panel display

You can congure the front panel LCD and LED display for the managed system.

For rack and tower servers, two types of front panels are available:

• LCD front panel and System ID LED

• LED front panel and System ID LED

For blade servers, only the System ID LED is available on the server front panel since the blade chassis has the LCD.