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Open the KVM console - R630/R730xd servers

Open the KVM console on a VxFlex Ready Node server.

Prerequisites

Ensure that:

  • The system environment meets the prerequisites for using the KVM console.
  • You know the IP address of the iDRAC port.
  • You know the username and password for accessing the iDRAC (default username/password are root/calvin).

Steps

  1. From your Internet browser, go to https://<iDRAC_IP_address>.
  2. In the DELL Console Login window, type the user name and password, and click Login.
  3. In the main KVM console window, select the Server node in the navigation pane.
    The System Summary dashboard is displayed.
  4. In the Virtual Console Preview pane, click Launch to start a console session.
    A popup security warning screen is displayed.
  5. Select Accept and click Run.
    The Java Console window opens and provides you with console access to the server.

    If this is the first time that you are opening a console, additional warning and confirmation prompts may appear. Click OK to grant approvals in these prompts.

    The subsequent steps depend on your browser selection and how it is configured. If downloads run automatically, the console window appears. If not, follow the instructions given in the next step to open the console window.

  6. Depending on your browser, perform the following steps:
    BrowserSteps
    Firefox
    1. Click Launch Virtual Console.

      The "What should Firefox do with this file?" window appears, with the Open with Java(™) Web Start Launcher option selected.

    2. Click OK.
    3. Scroll through the successive pop-up windows, then click Run to launch the console.
    Google Chrome
    1. Click Show all downloads.
    2. In the Downloads window, at the warning message, click Keep.
    3. In the Downloads list, click the downloaded file URL.
    4. At the warning message, click Keep or Keep anyway.
    5. Click the jviewer.jnlp file. If a security message appears, click Run. The management console window is displayed.
    Internet Explorer Click Open to run the jviewer.jnlp file.

Results

The KVM console is open and ready for use.

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