To enable video redirection on the SPARC M8 and M7 servers using Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus or Oracle ILOM Remote System VNC Console, the Oracle Solaris Desktop software must be present on the server and the GNOME display manager must be running on the server. If the display manager is not running, video redirection displays a blank screen.
Perform the following steps to install solaris-desktop and start the display manager so that you can use video redirection.
You must have the console role (c) and the admin role (a) in Oracle ILOM to complete this task. You must also have access to the root role or other administrator role that has Oracle Solaris privileges that enable you to install software and control services.
See Start a Host.
# pkg install group/system/solaris-desktop
# shutdown -g0 -i6 -y
After the host reboots, the GNOME display manager service gdm starts and runs in the background.
In general, use these commands to control the GNOME display manager service when needed:
Disable the gdm service:
# svcadm disable gdm
Enable the gdm service:
# svcadm enable gdm
Restart the gdm service:
# svcadm restart gdm
For SPARC M8 servers and SPARC M7 servers, you can use Oracle ILOM Remote VNC Console as described in Connecting to the Oracle ILOM Remote System VNC Console in Oracle ILOM Administrator’s Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 4.0.x.
For SPARC M7 servers only, you can also use Oracle ILOM Remote System Console as described in Launching and Using the Oracle ILOM Remote System Console Plus in Oracle ILOM Administrator’s Guide for Configuration and Maintenance Firmware Release 4.0.x