Users Guide

Table Of Contents
- SysRq
- Alt+SysRq
- Win-P
Aspect Ratio The eHTML5 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
- Dont Maintain
Click Apply to apply the selected settings on the server.
Touch Mode The eHTML5 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.
Virtual Clipboard - Virtual clipboard enables you to cut / copy / paste text buffer from virtual console to iDRAC host
server. Host server could be BIOS, UEFI or in OS prompt. This is a one-way action from client computer to iDRAC's host
server only. Follow these steps to use the Virtual clipboard:
Place the mouse cursor or keyboard focus on the desired window in the host server desktop.
Select the Console Controls menu from vConsole.
Copy the OS clipboard buffer using keyboard hotkeys, mouse, or touch pad controls depending on the Client OS. Or, you
can type the text manually in the text box.
Click Send Clipboard to Host.
Then, the text appears on the host server's active window.
NOTE:
This feature is only available in Datacenter license.
This feature only supports ASCII text.
Control characters are not supported.
Characters such as New line and Tab are allowed.
Text buffer size is limited to 4000 characters.
If more than maximum buffer is pasted, then the edit box in iDRAC GUI will truncate it to maximum buffer size.
KVM - This menu has list of the following read only components:
Frame Rate
Bandwidth
Compression
Packet Rate
Performance - You can use the slider button to adjust Maximum Video Quality and Maximum Video Speed.
User List - You can see the list of users that are logged in to the Virtual console.
Keyboard The difference between physical and virtual keyboard is that virtual keyboard changes its layout according to
the browser language.
Virtual Media Click Connect Virtual Media option to start the virtual media session.
Connect Virtual Media - This menu contains the options for Map CD/DVD, Map Removable Disk, Map External Device,
and Reset USB.
Virtual Media Statistics - This menu shows the Transfer Rate (Read-only). Also, it shows the details of CD/DVD and
Removable Disks details such as Mapping details, status (read-only or not), duration, and Read/Write Bytes.
Create Image - This menu allows you to select a local folder and generate FolderName.img file with local folder
contents.
NOTE:
For security reasons read/write access is disabled while accessing virtual console in eHTML5. With Java or ActiveX
plug-ins, you can accept security messaging before the plug-in is given the read/write authority.
Supported Browsers
The eHTML5 virtual console is supported on the following browsers:
Internet Explorer 11
Chrome 78/79
Firefox 70/71
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Configuring and using virtual console