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You can use the Cisco UCS Central GUI to access the KVM console for any Cisco UCS domain that has been properly registered and configured.
The KVM console is an interface accessible from the Cisco UCS Manager GUI or the KVM Launch Manager that emulates a direct KVM connection. Unlike the KVM dongle, which requires you to be physically connected to the server, the KVM console allows you to connect to the server from a remote location across the network.
You must ensure that either the server or the service profile associated with the server is configured with a CIMC IP address if you want to use the KVM console to access the server. The KVM console uses the CIMC IP address assigned to a server or a service profile to identify and connect with the correct server in a Cisco UCS domain.
Instead of using CD/DVD or floppy drives directly connected to the server, the KVM 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 virtual drives:
The KVM Launch Manager enables you to access a server through the KVM Console without logging in to Cisco UCS Manager.
To access the KVM Console for a server through the KVM Launch Manager, you need the following:
You can start the KVM Console from a server only if there is a service profile associated with the server.
To access the KVM Console from a service profile in the Cisco UCS Central GUI, you need the following:
You can start the KVM Console from a service profile only if there is a service profile associated with the server.
To access the KVM Console from a service profile in the Cisco UCS Central GUI, you need the following:
Step 1 | On the menu bar, click Servers. | ||
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In the Servers tab, expand . If you want to access a service profile in a sub-organization, expand . |
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Step 3 | Expand the service profile for which you need KVM access to the associated server. | ||
Step 4 | Select the appropriate service profile instance in the Navigation pane. | ||
Step 5 | In the Work pane, click the General tab. | ||
Step 6 | In the Actions area, click KVM Console. | ||
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In the Launch KVM for Server dialog box, click the IP address you want to use to connect to the server. The KVM Console Pooled IP address is the IP address assigned to the server by Cisco UCS Manager from the mgmt-ip IP address pool. The KVM Console Derived IP address is the IP address assigned to the server through the associated service profile. One or both of these IP addresses may be available, depending on how the server is configured in the Cisco UCS domain. |
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Step 8 | If a Security Alert dialog box appears, accept the security certificate and continue. | ||
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When the KVM Login dialog box appears, enter your Cisco UCS Manager username and password. The KVM Console opens in a separate window.
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