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Accessing the Desktop of a Partition Remotely using remote console interface

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9.1. Accessing the Desktop of a Partition Remotely using

remote console interface

Refer to

3.5.19 KVMS Redirection

for information about using a remote session from

your workstation to access the partition operating system or BIOS.

To start a remote session

1. Navigate to the KVMS Redirection page on the remote console interface for the

partition.

2. Under

Select the host operating system that is running on this partition

, click

one of the following:

• Windows (absolute mouse mode)

• Unix/Linux (relative mouse mode)

3. Click one of the following buttons:

Note: If you receive any security warnings, click

Yes or OK.

• Launch JViewer (Java Client)

Use this interface if your workstation is running a Linux operating system or if
you want to use the Java client with a workstation running a Windows
operating system. (This button is always enabled, but you must meet the
workstation requirements to launch the interface. Refer to Console Manager
Help

for the requirements.)

• Launch Partition Desktop (ActiveX Client)

Use this interface if your workstation is running a supported Windows
operating system and Internet Explorer. (This button is enabled only if your
workstation meets the operating system and browser requirements. Refer to
Console

Manager Help for the requirements.)

4. Follow the on-screen instructions to download the Console Manager client software,

if required.

You are required to download the client software the first time you use the Partition
Desktop or JViewer. Whenever a new version of the client software becomes
available, always download the latest version when prompted.

Note: If you have a system with a previous version of Console Manager included in

your environment and your workstation already includes the Console Manager

software, you should upgrade the version on your workstation. Console Manager

client software is downward compatible, and you can use the latest version of the

client software to launch the Partition Desktop and access partitions associated
with

any version of Console Manager. (You can use only the Partition Desktop to