Users Guide

• Alt+F12
• PrntScrn
• Alt+PrntScrn
• F1
• Pause
• Tab
• Ctrl+Enter
• SysRq
• Alt+SysRq
• Win-P
• Aspect Ratio — The HTML5 virtual console video image automatically adjusts the size to make the image visible. The following
configuration options are displayed as a drop-down list:
• Maintain
• Don’t Maintain
Click Apply to apply the selected settings on the server.
• Touch Mode — The HTML5 virtual console supports the Touch Mode feature. The following configuration options are displayed as a
drop-down list:
• Direct
• Relative
Click Apply to apply the selected settings on the server.
• Mouse Acceleration — Select the mouse acceleration based on the operating system. The following configuration options are
displayed as a drop-down list:
• Absolute (Windows, latest versions of Linux, Mac OS-X)
• Relative, no acceleration
• Relative (RHEL, earlier versions of Linux)
• Linux RHEL 6.x and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 or later
Click Apply to apply the selected settings on the server.
• Virtual Media — Click Connect Virtual Media option to start the virtual media session. The virtual media menu displays the Browse
option to browse and map the ISO and IMG files.
NOTE: You cannot map physical media such USB-based drives, CD, or DVD by using the HTML5 based virtual console.
NOTE: For security reasons read/write access is disabled while accessing virtual console in HTML5. With Java or
ActiveX plug-ins, you can accept security messaging before the plug-in is given the read/write authority.
Supported Browsers
The HTML5 virtual console is supported on the following browsers:
• Internet Explorer 11
• Chrome 36
• Firefox 30
• Safari 7.0
NOTE: It is recommended to have Mac OS version 10.10.2 (or onward) installed in the system.
For more details on supported browsers and versions, see the iDRAC Release Notes available at www.dell.com/idracmanuals.
Synchronizing mouse pointers
When you connect to a managed system through the Virtual Console, the mouse acceleration speed on the managed system may not
synchronize with the mouse pointer on the management station and displays two mouse pointers in the Viewer window.
When using Red Hat Enterprise Linux or Novell SUSE Linux, configure the mouse mode for Linux before you launch the Virtual Console
viewer. The operating system's default mouse settings are used to control the mouse arrow in the Virtual Console viewer.
When two mouse cursors are seen on the client Virtual Console viewer, it indicates that the server's operating system supports Relative
Positioning. This is typical for Linux operating systems or Lifecycle Controller and causes two mouse cursors if the server's mouse
Configuring and using virtual console
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