HP Integrated Lights-Out - Manual (Page 99)

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• Close ends the Remote Console session and closes the Remote Console window.
Recommended client settings
Ideally, the remote server operating system display resolution should be the same resolution, or smaller,
than that of the browser computer. Higher server resolutions transmit more information, slowing the overall
performance.
Use the following client and browser settings to optimize performance:
• Display Properties
o Select an option greater than 256 colors.
o Select a greater screen resolution than the screen resolution of the remote server.
o Linux X Display Properties—On the X Preferences screen, set the font size to 12.
• Remote Console
o For Remote Console speed, HP recommends using a 700-MHz or faster client with 128 MB or
more of memory.
o For the Remote Console Java™ applet execution, HP recommends using a single processor client.
• Mouse Properties
o Set the Mouse Pointer speed to the middle setting.
o Set the Mouse Pointer Acceleration to low or disable the pointer acceleration.
Recommended server settings
The following is a list of recommended server settings based on the operating system used.
NOTE: To display the entire host server screen on the client Remote Console applet, set the
server display resolution less than or equal to that of the client.
Microsoft® Windows® Server 2003 settings
To optimize performance, set the server Display Properties to plain background (no wallpaper pattern)
and set the Server Mouse Properties to Disable Pointer Trails.
Red Hat Linux and SUSE Linux server settings
To optimize performance, set the server Mouse Properties>Pointer Acceleration to 1x. For KDE, access the
Control Center, select Peripherals/Mouse, then select the Advanced tab.
Text-based remote console overview
iLO and its predecessors support a true text-based remote console. Video information is obtained from the
server and the contents of the video memory are sent to the management processor, compressed,
encrypted, and forwarded to the management client application. iLO uses a screen-frame buffer, which
detects changes in text information, encrypts the changes, and sends the characters (including screen
positioning information) to text-based client applications. This method provides compatibility with standard
text-based clients, good performance, and simplicity. However, you cannot display non-ASCII or
graphical information, and screen positioning information (displayed characters) might be sent out of
order.