Java Integrated Remote Console

Function Description

With the Java Integrated Remote Console, you can access and manage a server remotely, install or repair the OS, and install drivers on the server.

With the Integrated Remote Console:

• You can use the keyboard and mouse of the local PC to remotely manage the server.
• You can enable the server to remotely access the local PC over a network using a virtual floppy disk drive (FDD) or DVD-ROM drive. To the server, the use of the virtual FDD or virtual DVD-ROM drive is the same as the user of a physical USB device.

Table 3-73 describes the icons on the KVM screen.

Figure 3-67 shows the process for using a virtual DVD-ROM drive on the toolbar. The process for using an image file or virtual FDD is similar to this process.

Figure 3-67 Process

GUI

Choose Remote Console from the main menu, and click Java Integrated Remote Console (Shared) or Java Integrated Remote Console (private).

The KVM screen is displayed.

If you click Java Integrated Remote Console (Shared), two users are allowed to simultaneously access and perform operations on the server. Each user can view the operations performed by the other user, which causes security risks.

Table 3-74 describes the areas.

Figure 3-68 Java KVM screen

Procedure

Sending a Combination Key

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar.

   The combination key dialog box is displayed.

2. Click a combination key.

   The server performs the operation defined for the combination key.

   If you want to customize a combination key, enter the keys in the text box next to Custom and click Send.

Specifying the Client Keyboard

On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar and select the keyboard to be used.

Mounting a DVD-ROM Drive

Mount the DVD-ROM drive on the local PC to the server.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar.
   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-69 is displayed.

   Figure 3-69 Mounting a virtual DVD-ROM drive
   

2. Select CD/DVD.
3. Select the drive letter of the DVD-ROM drive on the local PC from the drop-down list, for example, G:.
4. Click Connect.

   The DVD-ROM drive of the local PC is mounted to the server.

   To dismount the DVD-ROM drive, click Disconnect. Then, click Yes in the Confirm dialog box displayed.

Loading an Image File from the Local PC Through the Virtual DVD-ROM Drive

Mount the DVD-ROM drive on the local PC and load an image file from the local PC to the server.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar.

   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-69 is displayed.

2. Select Image File.
3. Click Browse.

   The Open dialog box is displayed.

4. Select the image file on the local PC, and click Open.

   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-69 is displayed.

5. Click Connect.

   The virtual DVD-ROM drive is successfully mounted to the server and the image file is successfully loaded.

   • To load another image file, click Eject to eject the existing DVD image file, select the new DVD image file, and click Insert.
   • To dismount the virtual DVD-ROM drive, click Disconnect. Then, click Yes in the Confirm dialog box.

Mounting a Virtual FDD

Mount the FDD on the local PC to the server.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar.
   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-70 is displayed.

   Figure 3-70 Mounting a virtual FDD
   

2. Select Floppy.
3. Select the drive letter of the FDD on the local PC from the drop-down list, for example, A:.
4. Select the Write Protect check box.

   Write Protect is a mechanism that prevents alteration or erasure of important data. If Write Protect is selected, data cannot be written to the specified FDD.

5. Click Connect.

   The FDD is mounted to the server.

   To dismount the FDD, click Disconnect. Then, click Yes in the Confirm dialog box.

Loading an Image File from the Local PC Through the Virtual FDD

Mount the FDD of the local PC and load an image file from the local PC to the server.

The size of the image file to be mounted must be 1.44 MB. Otherwise, the image file cannot be mounted.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar.

   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-70 is displayed.

2. Select Image File.
3. Click Browse.

   The Open dialog box is displayed.

4. Select the image file on the local PC, and click Open.

   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-70 is displayed.

5. Click Connect.

   The image file is successfully loaded to the server.

   • To load another image file, click Eject to eject the existing virtual FDD, select the new image file, and click Insert.
   • To dismount the virtual FDD, click Disconnect. Then, click Yes in the Confirm dialog box.

Creating an Image File

Create an image file with the help of the floppy disk on the FDD or DVD-ROM on the DVD-ROM drive of the local PC. The created image file is stored on the local PC.

Before performing this operation, ensure that a floppy disk has been inserted into the FDD or a DVD-ROM has been inserted into the DVD-ROM drive of the local PC.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar.
   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-71 is displayed.

   Figure 3-71 Creating an image file
   

2. Select the drive letter of the FDD or DVD-ROM drive on the local PC from the Driver drop-down list.
3. Click Browse. The Save dialog box is displayed.
4. Specify a directory for saving the image file, and enter the file name in the File Name text box.

   You can create only *.iso image files using the DVD-ROM drive and *.img image files using the FDD.

5. Click Save.

   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-71 is displayed.

6. Click Make.

   Progress indicates the progress of the image file creation.

   To stop creating an image file, click Stop.

Mounting a Virtual Directory

Mount the directories on the local PC to the server so that the server can access the local directories in read-only mode.

Before mounting a directory, copy the required files to the directory. After the directory is mounted, you cannot add files to the directory or delete files from it.

1. On the KVM screen, click from the toolbar.
   The dialog box shown in Figure 3-72 is displayed.

   Figure 3-72 Mounting a virtual directory
   

2. Click the Directory option button.
3. Click Browse.

   The dialog box for selecting a local directory is displayed.

4. Select the directory and click Open.
5. Click Connect.
   • If the connection is successful, the virtual directory is displayed in the server OS list. You can copy files from this directory.
   • To dismount the virtual directory, click Disconnect.

Powering On the Server

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar, and choose Power On from the menu.

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK.

   The server is powered on.

   The server power-on time varies depending on the server configuration.

Powering Off the Server

• Before powering off the server, ensure that all services are stopped.
• Select a power-off mode based on your requirements. For details about the difference between the power-off modes, see System > Power in the iBMC User Guide.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar, and choose Power Off from the menu.

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK.

   The server is powered off.

Forcibly Resetting or Power Cycling the Server

• A forced reset or power cycle may damage user programs or unsaved data.
• Before forcefully resetting the system or forcefully power cycling the server, ensure that no service risk exists.
• Select a reset mode (Forced System Reset or Forced Power Cycle) based on service requirements. For details about the difference between the two modes, see System > Power in the iBMC User Guide.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar, and choose Forced System Reset or Forced Power Cycle from the menu.

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK.

   The server starts to reset or powers off and then powers on.

   The reset or power cycle duration varies depending on the server configuration.

Resetting the Keyboard and Mouse

Simulate the removal and installation of a USB keyboard and mouse when the keyboard and mouse on the server desktop stop responding.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar, and choose Mouse & Key Reset from the menu.

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK.

   The USB keyboard and mouse are reset.

Recording a Video of the Server Desktop

Record a video of the desktop displayed on the Remote Virtual Console.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar.

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK.

   The Save dialog box is displayed.

3. Select a directory for saving the video file to be recorded, and enter a file name in the File Name text box.
4. Click Save.

   The KVM screen is displayed, and the video recording starts.

5. After the video is recorded, click .

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

6. Click OK.

   The video file is saved to the specified directory.

   The video file is a .rep file. You can play the video file on the Play Back page.

Using a Single Mouse

If the mouse on the local PC is not synchronized with the server desktop, use the single-mouse function to hide the mouse on the local PC and display only the mouse of the server desktop on the

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar, and choose Single Mouse from the menu.

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK.

   Only the mouse on the server desktop is displayed on the KVM screen.

Accelerating the Remote Mouse

Accelerate the mouse on the server desktop to synchronize it with the mouse on the local PC.

1. On the KVM screen, click on the toolbar, and choose Mouse Acceleration from the menu.

   The Select an Option dialog box is displayed.

2. Click OK.

   The server mouse is synchronized with the mouse on the local PC.