Table 9-9. Using Virtual Console: Frequently Asked Questions (continued)

Question

Answer

 

 

How can I get the current

The status is displayed on the Virtual Console

status of the local server

Configuration page of the iDRAC6 Web interface.

video?

The RACADM CLI command racadm getconfig

 

 

–g cfgRacTuning displays the status in the object

 

cfgRacTuneLocalServerVideo.

 

 

I cannot see the bottom of

Ensure that the management station’s monitor

the system screen from the

resolution is set to 1280x1024. Try using the scroll bars

Virtual Console window.

on the iDRAC6 Virtual Console client, as well.

 

 

The console window is

The console viewer on Linux requires a UTF-8

garbled.

character set. Check your locale and reset the character

 

set if needed.

 

 

Why doesn’t the mouse

Virtual Console requires the USB mouse driver, but

sync under the Linux text

the USB mouse driver is available only under the

console (either in Dell

X-Window operating system.

Unified Server Configurator

 

(USC), Dell Lifecycle

 

Controller or in Dell Unified

 

Server Configurator

 

Lifecycle Controller

 

Enabled (USC-LCE)?

 

 

 

I am still having issues with

Ensure that the correct mouse is selected for your

mouse synchronization.

operating system before starting a Virtual

 

Console session.

 

Ensure that the Single Cursor option under Tools

 

in the iDRAC6 Virtual Console menu is selected on

 

the iDRAC6 Virtual Console client. The default is two

 

cursor mode.

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