Workstation blade video subsystem 8
Setting Remote Console mode
Remote Console Mode can be viewed or changed during POST, when the boot console is generated by
the ATI video controller in all Remote Console modes. To view or set Remote Console Mode during
booting:
1. Using either the Local I/O Connector or the iLO 2 Ethernet port, view the boot console using iLO 2,
which provides direct control of the workstation blade power.
2. When prompted during booting, press the F9 key. The ROM-based Setup Utility appears.
3. Select System Options > Remote Console Mode. The current Remote Console Mode appears.
4. To change the Remote Console Mode, press Enter. The Remote Console Mode menu appears. Use
the Up and Down arrow keys to select the desired mode. When Admin Mode has been selected,
press Enter when done and perform the steps indicated to exit the ROM-based Setup Utility.
The workstation blade performs a reboot, and then the Remote Console Mode appears.
User mode
When Remote Console Mode is set to User Mode, the boot console is generated by the ATI video
controller. As booting of the Windows® operating system begins, the NVIDIA graphics adapter generates
the Windows® desktop.
In User Mode, the Windows® desktop can only be viewed using RGS through both NIC1 and NIC2 or
either NIC1 and NIC2. Because the ATI video controller is inactive after the operating system starts, the
Windows® desktop is not visible on the Local I/O Connector or through iLO 2. The screen displays a
message stating that the blade is in User Mode.
The default setting of Remote Console Mode is User Mode. This setting enables custom images (loaded
through processes such as PXE booting) to boot directly into User Mode without needing to change
Remote Console Mode from its default setting.
In addition to viewing the Windows® desktop generated by one of the video controllers, you can also
view the Windows® desktop using Microsoft® Remote Desktop Connection (RDC). For more information
about RDC, see "Remote Desktop Connection (on page 51)."
These viewing methods cannot be used simultaneously. If RDC is started, the Windows® desktop session
provided by the video controller is terminated and returns to a Windows® login screen. If the user logs
into the operating system while RDC is active, the RDC connection is terminated.
Admin mode
When Remote Console Mode is set to Admin Mode, the ATI video controller first generates the boot
console during POST, and then generates the Windows® desktop. In this mode, the NVIDIA graphics
adapter is not visible to any Windows® operating systems, and is not used.
In Admin Mode, the boot console and the Windows® desktop generated by the ATI video controller can
be viewed in the following ways:
• Using a monitor connected to the Local I/O Connector video signal
• Using the iLO 2 Remote Console by pointing your browser to the iLO 2 IP address
• Using RDC
