Sorry, perhaps I should've been clearer - I have a DRAC5 but can't use the console redirection because I've never been able to get the browser stuff to work. There is a telnet/SSH client but it doesn't handle screen updates properly so you can't see the output properly.
I would've preferred to use VNC as it's readily available and easy to install, so I'm just wondering why Dell chose a custom protocol instead. With all the hassle and problems of installing the browser plugins, it must do something fantastic that VNC can't! Cheers, Adam. Stroller wrote: > The DRAC is a hardware component in the PowerEdge server, and its viewer > allows you to see & interact with the screen even during POST. So you > can alter BIOS settings, perform initial configuration of the RAID > array, or troubleshoot the machine even when the operating system isn't > booting properly. > > Does the DRAC5 allow viewing with a regular VNC viewer? I am certain > that neither the DRAC4 nor the iDRAC6 Enterprise do, not the earlier RAC > in my 2650 systems. These plug ins allow you to access the screen viewer > from supported web-browsers. > > Stroller. > > > On 16 Mar 2010, at 07:04, Adam Nielsen wrote: > >> Hi Gagan, >> >> What's the benefit of using these custom plugins over say, VNC? >> >> Thanks, >> Adam. >> >> [email protected] wrote: >>> Yes. >>> >>> The following documentation should help you : >>> http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smdrac3/drac5/150/en/ug/h >>> tml/racugc9.htm#wp1057972 >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Gagan _______________________________________________ Linux-PowerEdge mailing list [email protected] https://lists.us.dell.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-poweredge Please read the FAQ at http://lists.us.dell.com/faq
