114 User Guide Integrated Lights-Out

Terminal Services Button Display

This version of the iLO firmware does not accurately display through the Terminal Services button whether the host operating system is enabled for Terminal Services operation. Even if the operating system is not enabled (for example, the host operating system is Linux, which does not support Terminal Services operation), the Terminal Services button might not appear inactive and might inaccurately imply that Terminal Services operation is available.

Remote Console and Terminal Services Clients

Using the management network connection to the iLO, an iLO Remote Console session can be used to display a Terminal Services session to the host. When the iLO Remote Console applet runs, it launches the Terminal Services client based on user preference. The Sun JVM must be installed to obtain full functionality of this feature. If the Sun JVM is not installed, then the dual-cursor Remote Console cannot automatically launch the Terminal Services client.

If Terminal Services pass-through is enabled, and the Terminal Services server is available, switching between iLO Remote Console and the Terminal Services client will be seamless as the server progresses from pre-OS environment to OS- running environment, to OS-not available environment. The seamless operation is available as long as the Terminal Services client is not started before Remote Console is available. If Remote Console is available, and the Terminal Services client is available, Remote Console will start the Terminal Services client when appropriate.

When using the Terminal Services pass-through option with Windows® 2000, there is approximately a one-minute delay after the CTRL-ALT-DEL dialog box appears before the Terminal Services client launches. On Windows® Server 2003, the delay is about 30 seconds. The 30 second delay represents how long it takes for the service to connect to the RDP client running on the server. If the server is rebooted from the Terminal Services client, the Remote Console screen turns grey or black for up to one minute while iLO determines that the Terminal Services server is no longer available.

If Terminal Services mode is set to Enabled, but you want to use the Remote Console, then the Terminal Services client should be launched directly from the Terminal Services client menu. Launching directly from the client menu allows simultaneous use of the Terminal Services client and the Remote Console.