Dell iDRAC8 Using Virtual Console Viewer

•Control Panel → Power Options → High–Performance → Advanced Settings → Hard Disk →

Turnoff Hard Disk After <time_out>

To launch the Virtual Console using the URL:

1. Open a supported Web browser and in the address box, type the following URL in lower case:

https://iDRAC_ip/console

2. Based on the login configuration, the corresponding Login page is displayed:

• If Single Sign On is disabled and Local, Active Directory, LDAP, or Smart Card login is enabled, the

corresponding Login page is displayed.

• If Single-Sign On is enabled, the Virtual Console Viewer is launched and the Virtual Console

page is displayed in the background.

NOTE: Internet Explorer supports Local, Active Directory, LDAP, Smart Card (SC) and Single

Sign-On (SSO) logins. Firefox supports Local, AD, and SSO logins on Windows-based operating

system and Local, Active Directory, and LDAP logins on Linux-based operating systems.

NOTE: If you do not have Access Virtual Console privilege but have Access Virtual Media

privilege, then using this URL launches the Virtual Media instead of the Virtual Console.

You can disable the warning messages while launching the Virtual Console or Virtual Media using Java

plug-in.

1. Initially, when you launch Virtual Console or Virtual Media using Java plug-in, the prompt to verify

the publisher is displayed. Click Yes.

A certificate warning message is displayed indicating that a trusted certificate is not found.

NOTE: If the certificate is found in the operating system’s certificate store or if it is found in a

previously specified user location, then this warning message is not displayed.

2. Click Continue.

The Virtual Console Viewer or Virtual Media Viewer is launched.

NOTE: The Virtual Media viewer is launched if Virtual Console is disabled.

3. From the Tools menu, click Session Options and then Certificate tab.

4. Click Browse Path, specify the location to store the user’s certificate, click Apply, click OK, and exit

from the viewer.

5. Launch Virtual Console again.

6. In the certificate warning message, select the Always trust this certificate option, and then click

Continue.

7. Exit from the viewer.

8. When you re-launch Virtual Console, the warning message is not displayed.

Using Virtual Console Viewer

The Virtual Console Viewer provides various controls such as mouse synchronization, virtual console

scaling, chat options, keyboard macros, power actions, next boot devices, and access to Virtual Media.

For information to use these features, see the iDRAC Online Help.

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