Using iLO

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When the Terminal Services pass-through option is set to Enabled or Automatic on the Global Settings page and the Terminal Services Client is installed on the Windows® client (installs by default on Windows® XP), the Terminal Services button is enabled. When the Terminal Services button is clicked, the applet tries to launch the Terminal Services, even if the server is not running a Windows® operating system.

You must comply with Microsoft® license requirements which are the same as connecting through the server's NIC. For instance, when set for administrative access, Terminal Services does not allow more than two connections, regardless of whether the connections are through the server's NIC or iLO or both.

Terminal Services Pass-Through Status

The iLO Status page displays the status of the Terminal Services pass-through feature, as follows:

•Server software not detected

•Available for use

•In use

The UID light flashes whenever a Terminal Services connection is active through the iLO. It flashes at the same frequency and duty cycle as when the Remote Console is active.

Terminal Services Warning Message

Terminals Services users operating on Windows® 2003 Server might notice the following when using the Terminal Services pass-through feature of iLO. If a Terminal Services session is established through iLO and a second Terminal Services session is established by a Windows® administrator (Console mode), the first Terminal Services session is disconnected. However, the first Terminal Services session does not receive the warning message indicating the disconnection until approximately one minute later. During this one-minute period, the first Terminal Services session is available or active. This is normal behavior, but it is different than the behavior observed when both Terminal Services sessions are established by Windows® administrators. In that case, the warning message is received by the first Terminal Services session immediately.