vKVM Console
The vKVM console is an interface accessible from that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse (KVM) connection to the server. The vKVM console allows you to connect to the server from a remote location and to map physical locations to virtual drives that can be accessed by the server during a vKVM session.
Instead of using CDs/DVDs 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 drives. You can map any of the following to a virtual drive:
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Disk image files (ISO files) on your computer
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USB flash drive on your computer
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Disk image files (ISO files) on the network
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USB flash drive on the network
You can use the KVM console to install an operating system on the server and to do the following:
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Access the BIOS setup menu by pressing F2 during bootup.
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Access the CIMC Configuration Utility by pressing F8 during bootup.