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Java-based Virtual Console Session running on Windows Operating System
• Ctrl+Alt+Del key is not sent to the managed system, but always interpreted by the management station.
• When Pass All Keystrokes to Server is enabled, the following keys are not sent to the managed system:
– Browser Back Key
– Browser Forward Key
– Browser Refresh key
– Browser Stop Key
– Browser Search Key
– Browser Favorites key
– Browser Start and Home key
– Volume mute key
– Volume down key
– Volume up key
– Next track key
– Previous track key
– Stop Media key
– Play/Pause media key
– Start mail key
– Select media key
– Start Application 1 key
– Start Application 2 key
• All the individual keys (not a combination of different keys, but a single key stroke) are always sent to the managed
system. This includes all the Function keys, Shift, Alt, Ctrl key and Menu keys. Some of these keys affect both
management station and managed system.
For example, if the management station and the managed system is running Windows operating system, and Pass
All Keys is disabled, when you press the Windows key to open the Start Menu, the Start menu opens on both
management station and managed system. However, if Pass All Keys is enabled, then the Start menu is opened only
on the managed system and not on the management station.
• When Pass All Keys is disabled, the behavior depends on the key combinations pressed and the special
combinations interpreted by the operating system on the management station.
Java Based Virtual Console Session Running on Linux Operating System
The behavior mentioned for Windows operating system is also applicable for Linux operating system with the following
exceptions:
• When Pass all keystrokes to server is enabled, <Ctrl+Alt+Del> is passed to the operating system on the managed
system.
• Magic SysRq keys are key combinations interpreted by the Linux Kernel. It is useful if the operating system on the
management station or the managed system freezes and you need to recover the system. You can enable the magic
SysRq keys on the Linux operating system using one of the following methods:
– Add an entry to /etc/sysctl.conf
– echo "1" > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
• When Pass all keystrokes to server is enabled, the magic SysRq keys are sent to the operating system on the
managed system. The key sequence behavior to reset the operating system, that is reboot without un-mounting or
sync, depends on whether the magic SysRq is enabled or disabled on the management station:
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