Sun Microsystems X4150 manual Redirecting Keyboard, Video, Mouse, or Storage Devices

2.When the login is successful, the remote console screen appears.

The remote console application starts with the video and keyboard enabled by default. In most cases, you need only enable the mouse redirection. You can now use the remote console application to start your server’s operating system.

Note – For detailed instructions on how to enable and disable I/O and storage devices (CD-ROM and diskette drives), see “Redirecting Keyboard, Video, Mouse, or Storage Devices” on page 56.

Redirecting Keyboard, Video, Mouse, or Storage Devices

The remote console application supports the redirection of the following types of devices:

■Video quality display – the server’s video output is automatically displayed on the local console screen.

■Hot key – enable a single key to mimic a series of keystrokes.

■Keyboard and mouse devices – Standard keyboards, mouse, and other pointing devices.

■Keyboard redirection is enabled by default.

■Mouse redirection must be enabled manually.

■Storage devices – CD/DVD drives, Flash, DVD-ROM or diskette disk drives, hard drives, or NFS.

▼To Redirect Keyboard and Mouse Devices

Use the following procedure to redirect your local workstation or laptop keyboard and mouse to a remote Sun Fire X4150 server.

1.Start the remote console application as described in “Starting the Remote Console Application” on page 54.

2.From the Remote Control submenu, select the Hotkey Setup tab.

The Control Mode section of the Hotkey Setup screen enables mouse redirection.

3.Select Hardware Cursor to enable a variety of cursor movements.

56 Sun Fire X4150 Server Embedded Lights Out Manager Administration Guide • September 2007