Problem

Troubleshooting

 

 

When connecting a

Use the "printenv" command to show the TERM assigned under Linux. It can be

serial interface adapter

matched appropriately with other termcap entries by editing the profile or setting the

to a server running Red

TERM equal to "ansi". For PC keyboards, ANSI is the most compatible emulation.

Hat Linux or SLES, the

-or-

numeric keypad keys

Edit your /etc/inittab as

on a PC keyboard do

 

not map to VT100

s0:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty -h ttyS0 115200, 9600 ansi

emulation under the

Where ttyS0 is the serial device name under Linux where the serial interface

Linux shell. Using the

adapter is connected.

numeric keypad with

Then at a shell prompt, enter init q, or reboot the system.

the vi text editor causes

function characters to

 

appear rather than

 

numbers.

 

 

 

Virtual Media is not

Be sure that you are using the following:

working properly.

HP IP Console Switches with Virtual Media or HP Server Console Switches with

 

 

Virtual Media

 

A USB 2.0 interface adapter with Virtual Media, or a PS2 interface adapter with

 

Virtual Media server and an operating system that supports high-speed

 

composite USB 2.0 devices

 

You must be able to see a Virtual Media CD drive and a mass storage drive on the

 

target server to be able to map a local resource to the remote server.

 

 

Virtual Media is

See "Using Virtual Media (on page 58)."

responding slowly.

 

 

 

The local user cannot

See "USB composite media devices ("Using USB composite media devices" on page

map a USB composite

63)."

media device.

 

 

 

The keyboard does not

See "USB 2.0 composite device limitations ("Limitations of using USB 2.0 composite

respond after opening

devices with Virtual Media" on page 58)."

a Virtual Media

 

session.

 

 

 

Options in the Virtual

See the "Configuring Virtual Media parameters" section in the HP IP Viewer User

Media dialog box are

Guide.

not available.

 

 

 

The video resolution is

See "Connection length table (on page 90)."

distorted.

 

 

 

Connection length table

The console switch offers optimum video performance when the distance between the server and console switch is 22.9 m (75 ft) or less at video resolutions 1280 x 1024 at 75 Hz. The system is capable of operation at distances up to 30.5 m (100 ft) at reduced video resolutions 800 x 640 at 60 Hz, worst case.

 

1280 x 1024

1024 x 768

800 x 640

 

 

 

 

22.9 m (75 ft)

X

X

X

 

 

 

 

30.5 m (100 ft)

X

 

 

 

 

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HP 409054-003 manual Connection length table, Devices with Virtual Media on