C H A P T E R 5 |
Using the Remote Console Application |
This chapter describes how to use the remote console application. It includes the following sections:
The remote console application, which is started using the web GUI, enables you to control your server’s operating system (OS) remotely using the screen, mouse and keyboard, and to redirect storage devices and ISO image CD/DVD as if they were connected directly to the server.
A compatible browser and a minimum of JRE 1.6.0 are required to operate the remote console application. See TABLE 5-1.
Note - You do not need to install any OS-specific drivers or helper applications on client systems to run the remote console application. |
Note - You can download the JRE 1.6 at http://java.com. |
When you redirect the local storage (including an ISO image) to a remote host server, the following rules apply:
The information in TABLE 5-2 describes different case scenarios in which the remote console application and local storage redirection operate.
Use this procedure to start the remote console application from the web GUI. You may be presented with a series of questions. In each case, select Run.
To Start the Remote Console Application |
2. In the address bar, enter the IP address of the SP that you obtained in: To Set Up the Service Processor with the WebGUI.
3. Enter the default user name and password.
5. Click the Remote Control tab.
The screen displays a Launch Redirection button.
A screen identifies your current host name, IP address, and user name. The Launch button opens the remote console.
Note - For systems using Firefox and Mozilla browsers, the required version of JRE must be at least version 1.6 or later. |
The browser downloads the embedded remote control application automatically, and the Remote Console screen appears.
If the remote console does not display, it might be blocked by browser security controls. Reduce security configuration to allow the remote console to display.
This method involves using a CD/DVD drive, or ISO image of the OS, on a remote networked system to install the operating system, for example, onto the Sun Blade X6450 server module.
Requirements for Remote KMVS Over IP installation include:
To Install an OS on a Remote Server Using a Virtual CD/DVD |
1. On your laptop or local terminal, open a browser, and enter the IP address of the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module’s service processor for the target system.
This is the server module on which you want to install the operating system.
2. Enter the user name and password in the login screen.
3. In the main ELOM screen, click the Remote Control tab, then click Launch Redirect to open a remote console screen.
4. Insert the OS CD/DVD into your laptop or local CD/DVD drive.
5. In the remote console screen, choose Storage ->Mount devices.
The Device Configuration screens appears.
6. Under Storage 1, in the drop-down list, select the local CD/DVD that you will be using for the installation.
9. See the Sun Blade X6450 Server Module Operating System Installation Guide for your specific OS installation instructions.
Command-line options that are available to address many of these tasks include IPMI tools (Chapter 8), CLI (Chapter 7), and SSH (Secure Shell).
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