This blog post is written by Shine KA and Meghna Taneja from Dell iDRAC team.
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It is even easier to use Virtual Console with the iDRAC7 1.30.30 firmware release, which includes our scaling solution. Now you can easily view the entire server screen using virtual console without a scroll bar. The picture above shows how multiple servers can be easily managed using the virtual console scaling Solution.
This feature is enabled by default and no configuration is required. With this solution we have eliminated the need to scroll to view entire screen in the iDRAC7 vConsole or change server resolution for every client. The scaling solution is supported on both Active-X and the Java Plugin from all supported clients.
While launching vConsole, if the server resolution is higher than the client resolution, then vConsole will automatically be scaled down to client resolution and the entire screen will be displayed without any scroll bar. If the server resolution is lesser than client resolution then the vConsole will be launched at the actual screen resolution. Users can perform all Keyboard and Mouse commands and use all vConsole features within this customized vConsole window.
You can also set vConsole to a custom size by resizing vConsole Window. In this case Server resolutions will be resized to fit the vConsole Window and the console will be shown without scroll bar.
After customizing the vConsole window if a user wants to go back to the actual resolution, users can use the “Fit option” on vConsole Window. This can be used to increase or decrease resolution on vConsole Client.
You can make use of this feature if you want to monitor multiple servers.You can set multiple vConsoles to custom sizes and can view all iDRAC sessions at the same time by placing the vConsole windows at different locations on the desktop.
Also, when you want to view one server in detail you can go into full screen mode and perform all required operations and come back to windows mode. When coming back out of full screen mode, the last saved resolution and window position is retained so that all vConsoles are still visible. There is no need to change the resolution and position after a full screen operation.
Additional Information
Learn more about iDRAC7 at http://www.delltechcenter.com/iDRAC
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