Versions Compared

Key

  • This line was added.
  • This line was removed.
  • Formatting was changed.


Panel

In this section:

Table of Contents
maxLevel4
minLevel2



Excerpt

Introduction

Launch the remote console JViewer application

...

on your PC using a supported web browser

...

to

...

connect to the SBC host console remotely. The Remote Console is mainly used to re-install the ConnexIP Operating System or

...

access

...

the host server remotely.

Info
titleNote

The default network ports used by BMC system controller are listed on the

...

page SBC Core Network Listener Ports. These ports are not configurable and are fixed for use by the BMC. Depending on your network these ports may need to be configured as part of your router or firewall configuration.

Include Page
_java_version_8_restriction
_java_version_8_restriction

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites allow you to use your PC as a remote console:

  • PC must support Windows XP or later
  • PC must support one of the following browsers:
    • Internet Explorer 8 (IE) or later
    • Chrome
    • Safari on Windows
  • The PC must be installed with OpenJDK Runtime Environment 6 update 19 or later to support the OpenJDK console
Info
titleNote

To support network security, IE blocks the website from downloading files to your computer and this creates a problem in opening the remote console using IE8 or later.


Info
titleNote

By default, the JViewer remote console is disabled

...

in the BMC GUI

...

as indicated with the red text on the Dashboard screen. During the procedure below, you will enable JViewer in the Network Settings screen to rectify this.

Image Added

Procedure

  1. Log onto

...

Caption
0Figure
1Default Security Settings

 Image Removed

Due to this, the message "Java Console is disabled, please enable in Configuration > Network" appears on the Dashboard or Remote Console > Console Redirection screen.

Caption
0Figure
1Disabling Java Console Screen

Image Removed

Pagebreak

Procedure

Use the following procedure to launch the remote console (JViewer):

...

  1. the SBC BMC GUI. The BMC main screen

...

  1. displays.

...

0Figure
1BMC Main Screen
  1. Image Modified


  2. Navigate

...

  1. to Configuration > Network. The Network Settings screen

...

  1. displays.

Caption
0Figure
1Network Settings Screen

Image Removed

Select Enable JViewer and click Save.

  1. Select Enable JViewer and click Save.
    Image Added

  2. When prompted with a Success message, click OK to

...

  1. continue.

  2. Navigate

...

  1. to Dashboard

...

  1.  tab and

...

  1. click Launch.

...


...

  1. Image Modified

    A security warning

...

  1. dialog displays.

...

0Figure
1Console Redirection Screen
  1. Image Modified


  2. Accept the risk and

...

  1. click Run to launch the JViewer remote console

...

  1. . The JViewer

...

  1. screen displays.

    Info
    titleNote

    To enhance SBC Platform security, log on to JViewer Console using

...

  1. your 'linuxadmin' credentials.

...

  1. Direct 'root' access is no longer supported. 

...


  1. Enter your credentials:
      Username: linuxadmin
      Password: <password>

  2. At the prompt, switch user to 'root'

...

  1. :

...

languagenone
  1. su

...

  1. -

  2. Enter the 'root'

...

  1. login credentials.

  2. Once you

...

  1. have 'root' access, proceed with you actions.

...