Remote Console And Terminal Services Clients - HP Integrated Lights-Out User Manual

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Terminal Services Button Display
This version of the iLO firmware does not accurately display through the
Terminal Services button whether the host operating system is enabled for
Terminal Services operation. Even if the operating system is not enabled (for
example, the host operating system is Linux, which does not support Terminal
Services operation), the Terminal Services button might not appear inactive and
might inaccurately imply that Terminal Services operation is available.

Remote Console and Terminal Services Clients

Using the management network connection to the iLO, an iLO Remote Console
session can be used to display a Terminal Services session to the host. When the
iLO Remote Console applet runs, it launches the Terminal Services client based
on user preference. The Sun JVM must be installed to obtain full functionality of
this feature. If the Sun JVM is not installed, then the dual-cursor Remote Console
cannot automatically launch the Terminal Services client.
If Terminal Services pass-through is enabled, and the Terminal Services server is
available, switching between iLO Remote Console and the Terminal Services
client will be seamless as the server progresses from pre-OS environment to OS-
running environment, to OS-not available environment. The seamless operation
is available as long as the Terminal Services client is not started before Remote
Console is available. If Remote Console is available, and the Terminal Services
client is available, Remote Console will start the Terminal Services client when
appropriate.
When using the Terminal Services pass-through option with Windows® 2000,
there is approximately a one-minute delay after the CTRL-ALT-DEL dialog box
appears before the Terminal Services client launches. On Windows® Server
2003, the delay is about 30 seconds. The 30 second delay represents how long it
takes for the service to connect to the RDP client running on the server. If the
server is rebooted from the Terminal Services client, the Remote Console screen
turns grey or black for up to one minute while iLO determines that the Terminal
Services server is no longer available.
If Terminal Services mode is set to Enabled, but you want to use the Remote
Console, then the Terminal Services client should be launched directly from the
Terminal Services client menu. Launching directly from the client menu allows
simultaneous use of the Terminal Services client and the Remote Console.