KVM Console
The KVM console is an interface accessible from the CIMC that emulates a direct keyboard, video, and mouse connection to the server. The KVM console allows you to connect to the server from a remote location. Instead of using CD/DVD physically connected to the server, the KVM console uses virtual media, which are actual disk drives or disk image files that are mapped to virtual CD/DVD. You can map any of the following to a virtual drive:
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CD/DVD on your computer
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Disk image files (ISO or IMG files) on your computer
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USB flash drive on your computer
You can use the KVM console to install an operating system or hypervisor 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 BIOS Boot menu by pressing F6 during bootup.
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Access the CIMC Configuration Utility by pressing F8 during bootup.