Dell iDRAC8 Passing All Keystrokes Through Virtual Console

If synchronization problems continue, do the following additional change in the <user_home>/.gconf/

desktop/gnome/peripherals/mouse/%gconf.xml file:

Change the values for motion_threshold and motion_acceleration to -1.

If you turn off mouse acceleration in GNOME desktop, in the Virtual Console viewer, go to Tools →

Session Options → Mouse. Under Mouse Acceleration tab, select None.

For exclusive access to the managed server console, you must disable the local console and reconfigure

the Max Sessions to 1 on the Virtual Console page.

Passing All Keystrokes Through Virtual Console

You can enable the Pass all keystrokes to server option and send all keystrokes and key combinations

from the management station to the managed system through the Virtual Console Viewer. If it is disabled,

it directs all the key combinations to the management station where the Virtual Console session is

running. To pass all keystrokes to the server, in the Virtual Console Viewer, go to Tools → Session

Options → General tab and select the Pass all keystrokes to server option to pass the management

station's keystrokes to the managed system.

The behavior of the Pass all keystrokes to server feature depends on the:

• Plug-in type (Java or ActiveX) based on which Virtual Console session is launched.

For the Java client, the native library must be loaded for Pass all keystrokes to server and Single Cursor

mode to function. If the native libraries are not loaded, the Pass all keystrokes to server and Single

Cursor options are deselected. If you attempt to select either of these options, an error message is

displayed indicating that the selected options are not supported.

For the ActiveX client, the native library must be loaded for Pass all keystrokes to server function to

work. If the native libraries are not loaded, the Pass all keystrokes to server option is deselected. If

you attempt to select this option, an error message is displayed indicating that the feature is not

supported

For MAC operating systems, enable the Enable access of assistive device option in Universal Access

for the Pass all keystrokes to server feature to work.

• Operating system running on the management station and managed system. The key combinations

that are meaningful to the operating system on the management station are not passed to the

managed system.

• Virtual Console Viewer mode—Windowed or Full Screen.

In Full Screen mode, Pass all keystrokes to server is enabled by default.

In Windowed mode, the keys passed only when the Virtual Console Viewer is visible and is active.

When changed from Full Screen mode to Windowed mode, the previous state of Pass all keys is

resumed.