Virtual KVM Console
The vKVM console is an interface accessible from that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse (vKVM) connection to the server. The vKVM console allows you to connect to the server from a remote location.
Here are a few major advantages of using Cisco KVM Console:
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The Cisco KVM console provides connection to KVM, SOL, and vMedia whereas the Avocent KVM provides connection only to KVM and vMedia.
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In the KVM Console, the vMedia connection is established at the KVM Launch Manager and is available for all users.
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The KVM console offers you an advanced character replacement options for the unsupported characters while pasting text from the guest to the host.
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The KVM console provides you an ability to store the vMedia mappings on CIMC.
Instead of using CD/DVD or floppy drives physically connected to the server, the vKVM console uses virtual media, which are actual disk drives or disk image files that are mapped to virtual CD/DVD or floppy drives. You can map any of the following to a virtual drive:
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CD/DVD or floppy drive on your computer
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Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on your computer
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USB flash drive on your computer
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CD/DVD or floppy drive on the network
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Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on the network
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USB flash drive on the network
You can use the vKVM console to install an OS on the server.
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To configure the vKVM console successfully for the S3260 Storage Server, you need to configure IP addresses for the Cisco IMC, CMC, and BMC components. You can configure the IP addresses for these components using the CLI interface or Web UI. For the CLI, use the command scope network, or view the setting using scope <chassis/server1/2><cmc/bmc><network>. To configure IP addresses for network components on the web interface, see the steps described in the section Configuring Network-Related Settings. |
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The vKVM Console is operated only through the GUI. To launch the vKVM Console, see the instructions in the Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Integrated Management Controller GUI Configuration Guide. |