Users Guide

To launch the HTML5 virtual console, you must enable the virtual console feature from the iDRAC Virtual Console page and set
the Virtual Console Type option to HTML5.
You can launch virtual console as a pop-up window by using one of the following methods:
● From iDRAC Home page, click the Launch link available in the Console Preview session
● From iDRAC Virtual Console page, click Launch Virtual Console.
● From iDRAC login page, type https//<iDRAC IP>/console. This method is called as Direct Launch.
In the HTML5 virtual console, the following menu options are available:
● Chat
● Keyboard
● Screen Capture
● Refresh
● Full Screen
● Disconnect Viewer
● Console Control
● Virtual Media
The Pass all keystrokes to server option is not supported on HTML5 virtual console. Use keyboard and keyboard macros for
all the functional keys.
● Console control — This has the following configuration options:
○ Keyboard
○ Keyboard Macros
○
Aspect Ratio
○ Touch Mode
○ Mouse Acceleration
● Keyboard — This keyboard uses open source code. The difference from physical keyboard is that the number keys are
switched to special character when you the Caps Lock key is enabled. Functionality remains the same and number is
entered if you press the special character when the Caps Lock key is enabled.
● Keyboard Macros — This is supported in HTML5 virtual console and are listed as the following drop-down options. Click
Apply to apply the selected key combination on the server.
○ Ctrl+Alt+Del
○ Alt+Tab
○ Alt+ESC
○ Ctrl+ESC
○ Alt+Space
○ Alt+Enter
○ Alt+Hyphen
○ Alt+F4
○ PrntScrn
○ Alt+PrntScrn
○ F1
○ Pause
○ Tab
○ Ctrl+Enter
○ SysRq
○ Alt+SysRq
● 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.
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Configuring and using virtual console