B Using the virtual appliance console

B.1 Using the virtual appliance console

The virtual appliance console has a restricted browser interface that supports the following:

Appliance networking configuration in non-DHCP environments

Password reset requests for the Administrator account

Advanced diagnostics for authorized support representatives

Use the virtual appliance console to access the appliance and configure the appliance network for the first time. The virtual appliance console enables you to bootstrap an appliance onto the network in non-DHCP environments. The virtual appliance console is not intended to be a full-featured replacement for your browser.

The virtual appliance console starts a browser session; The browser takes up the full screen; you cannot add tabs. You cannot perform any operation that requires you to select a file from a dialog box, including uploading software updates and firmware bundles (SPPs). Only basic browsing, including forward and backward navigation, are enabled.

Table 18 Key combinations for the virtual appliance console

Key combination

 

Function

 

 

 

Alt-

(Alt and left arrow)

Browse backward

 

 

 

Alt-

(Alt and right arrow)

Browse forward

 

 

 

Ctrl-+

(Ctrl and plus sign)

Zoom in

 

 

 

Ctrl--

(Ctrl and hyphen)

Zoom out

 

 

 

Ctrl-0

(Ctrl and zero)

Reset zoom

 

 

 

Ctrl-F

 

Search

 

 

 

Ctrl-R or F5

 

Reload/Refresh

 

 

 

Ctrl-Alt-Backspace

 

Restart the browser interface

 

 

 

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