Dell Remote Access Controller 4 Firmware Version 1.30 manual Installing the Sun Java Plug-In

Viewing Localized Versions of the Web-Based Interface

When using Internet Explorer on systems running Microsoft Windows to view localized versions of the DRAC 4 Web-based interface, do the following:

1Open the Windows Control Panel and double-click the Regional Options icon.

2Select the desired locale from the Your locale (location) drop-down menu.

Installing the Sun Java Plug-In

All browsers must have the supported Sun Java plug-in 1.4.2 or later installed to use the DRAC 4 Console Redirection feature.

Installing the Sun Java Plug-In to Use Console Redirection

Prior to using Console Redirection, you must install the supported Sun Java plug-in and also clear and disable the Java cache from the Java plug-in control panel on Windows systems.

To install the Sun java plug-in, go to http:\\java.sun.com, download JRE 1.4.2 or later, and follow the instructions on screen.

To clear the Java cache on a Windows operating system, perform the following steps:

1 Click Settings → Control Panel → Java Plug-in Control Panel.

2Click the Cache tab.

3Click Clear.

4Deselect the Enable Caching check box to disable cache.

5Click Apply.

6Close and restart the browser.

Installing the Sun Java Plug-In to Use Mozilla

NOTE: For a list of the latest supported Java Virtual Machine (JVM) plug-ins, see the racread.txt file on your Dell Systems Management Consoles CD or at the Dell™ Support website at support.dell.com.

You must install the Java plug-in 1.4.2 or later to use the DRAC 4 Virtual KVM feature with the Mozilla Web browser. Perform the following steps to install JRE:

1Launch the installation script by using the following commands from the directory in which the script is located:

chmod a+x j2re-1_4_<versionnumber>-linux-i586-rpm.bin

./j2re-1_4_<versionnumber>-linux-i586-rpm.bin

The script displays a binary license agreement, which you are prompted to accept before continuing the installation. After you have accepted the license agreement, the installation script creates the file j2re-1_4_<versionnumber>-linux-i586.rpm in the current directory.

2To become the root user, type the su command and type the power-user password.

Installing and Setting Up the DRAC 4

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