Shared Remote Console (.NET IRC only).................................................................................113
Joining a Shared Remote Console session....................................................................113
Console Capture (.NET IRC only).............................................................................................114
Viewing Server Startup and Server Prefailure sequences............................................. 114
Saving Server Startup and Server Prefailure video files................................................ 115
Capturing video files with the Remote Console..............................................................115
Viewing saved video files............................................................................................... 116
Remote Console hot keys......................................................................................................... 116
Creating hot keys............................................................................................................117
Keys for configuring Remote Console computer lock keys and hot keys.......................117
Resetting hot keys..........................................................................................................118
Viewing configured remote console hot keys (Java IRC only)....................................... 118
Configuring Remote Console Computer Lock settings............................................................. 119
Remote Console Computer Lock options.......................................................................119
Configuring the Integrated Remote Console Trust setting (.NET IRC)..................................... 119
Using a text-based Remote Console.................................................121
Using the iLO Virtual Serial Port............................................................................................... 121
Configuring the iLO Virtual Serial Port in the UEFI System Utilities...............................122
Configuring Linux to use the iLO Virtual Serial Port.......................................................122
Windows EMS Console with iLO Virtual Serial Port.......................................................125
Configuring Windows for use with the iLO Virtual Serial Port........................................ 125
Starting an iLO Virtual Serial Port session..................................................................... 126
Viewing the iLO Virtual Serial Port log........................................................................... 126
Text-based Remote Console (Textcons)................................................................................... 127
Customizing the Text-based Remote Console............................................................... 127
Using the Text-based Remote Console..........................................................................128
Using Linux with the Text-based Remote Console.........................................................129
Using iLO Virtual Media......................................................................130
iLO Virtual Media.......................................................................................................................130
Virtual Media operating system information..............................................................................131
Operating system USB requirement.............................................................................. 131
Configuring Windows 7 for use with iLO Virtual Media with Windows 7........................ 131
Operating system considerations: Virtual Floppy/USB key............................................132
Operating system considerations: Virtual CD/DVD-ROM.............................................. 132
Operating system considerations: Virtual Folder ...........................................................133
Using Virtual Media from the iLO web interface........................................................................133
Viewing Virtual Media status and port configuration...................................................... 134
Viewing connected local media......................................................................................134
Ejecting a local media device.........................................................................................135
Connecting scripted media.............................................................................................135
Viewing connected scripted media.................................................................................136
Ejecting scripted media.................................................................................................. 136
Remote Console Virtual Media................................................................................................. 136
Virtual Drives..................................................................................................................137
Create Media Image feature (Java IRC only).................................................................138
Using a Virtual Folder (.NET IRC only).......................................................................... 140
Setting up IIS for scripted Virtual Media....................................................................................140
Configuring IIS............................................................................................................... 140
Configuring IIS for read/write access............................................................................. 141
Inserting Virtual Media with a helper application............................................................142
Sample Virtual Media helper application........................................................................142
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