Using Gui Virtual Console; Overview; Using Virtual Console - Dell IDRAC6 User Manual

Using GUI Virtual Console

This section provides information about using the iDRAC6 Virtual Console
feature.

Overview

The iDRAC6 Virtual Console feature enables you to access the local console
remotely in either graphic or text mode. Using Virtual Console, you can
control one or more iDRAC6-enabled systems from one location.
You do not have to sit in front of each server to perform all the routine
maintenance. You can instead manage the servers from wherever you are,
from your desktop or laptop computer. You can also share the information
with others—remotely and instantly.

Using Virtual Console

NOTE:
When you open a Virtual Console session, the managed server does not
indicate that the console has been redirected.
NOTE:
If a Virtual Console session is already open from the management station to
the iDRAC6, an attempt to open a new session from the same management station
to that iDRAC6 will result in the existing session becoming active. A new session
will not be generated.
NOTE:
Multiple Virtual Console sessions can be opened from a single management
station to multiple iDRAC6 controllers simultaneously.
The Virtual Console 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 server. This feature can be
used in conjunction with the Virtual Media feature to perform remote
software installations.
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