You can connect to a virtual machine using its console. The console is the remote control system of Oracle VM, and enables you to work and interact directly with your virtual machines.
There are two types of virtual machine consoles in Oracle VM Manager: a VNC console used to connect to virtual machines in x86-based server pools, but which is not supported for SPARC-based server pools; and a serial console used to connect to the terminal console of a virtual machines and most commonly used for SPARC-based server pools.
You can use the serial console to connect to a Linux guest virtual machine in an x86-based server pool, if the guest supports a serial console, but the console is in read-only mode, and you cannot interact with the virtual machine using the serial console. Furthermore, additional configuration is required within the guest virtual machine to enable this facility. Therefore, use of the serial console should be limited to virtual machines that run within a SPARC-based server pool, and the VNC console should be used to access virtual machines running in an x86-based server pool instead.
It is necessary to install additional packages on the Oracle VM Manager host to take advantage of the VNC or serial console that is included in the Oracle VM Manager web-based user interface. These packages and their requirements are described in detail in Installing and Upgrading Packages Required For The VNC and Serial Console in the Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide.
There is no requirement to install or run any additional software on the client system accessing the virtual machine console. The required packages are installed on the Oracle VM Manager host and the console is served to the client system using a combination of JavaScript and HTML5 elements. Make sure the web-browser used on the client system meets the minimum requirements as described in Installing and Upgrading Packages Required For The VNC and Serial Console in the Oracle VM Installation and Upgrade Guide.
Access to the serial and VNC consoles for each virtual machine is provided via the Oracle VM Manager web-based user interface. This is described in more detail in Launch Console and Launch Serial Console in the Oracle VM Manager User's Guide.