Users Guide

• The chassis power is on.
• Servers that support iDRAC.
• The LAN interface on the server is enabled.
• The iDRAC version is 2.20 or later.
• The host system is installed with JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 6 Update 16 or later.
• The browser on host system allows pop-up windows (pop-up blocking is disabled).
Remote Console can also be launched from the iDRAC Web interface. For more details, see iDRAC User’s Guide.
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Launching Remote Console from Chassis Health Page
Launching Remote Console from Server Status Page
Launching Remote Console from Servers Status Page
Launching Remote Console from Chassis Health Page
To launch a remote console from the CMC Web interface, do any of the following:
1. In the system tree, go to Chassis Overview, and then click Properties → Health. The Chassis Health page is displayed.
2. Click on the specified server in the chassis graphic.
3. In the Quicklinks section, click the Launch Remote Console link to launch the remote console.
Launching Remote Console from Server Status Page
To launch a remote console for an individual server:
1. In the system tree, expand Server Overview.
All servers (1–16) appear in the expanded servers list.
2. Click the server for which you want to launch the remote console.
The Server Status page is displayed.
3. Click Launch Remote Console.
Launching Remote Console from Servers Status Page
To launch a remote console from the Servers Status page:
1. In the system tree, go to Server Overview, and then click Properties → Status.
The Servers Status page is displayed.
2. Click Launch Remote Console for the required server.
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