Launch recovery node’s console
Use this procedure if you’d like to
test a recovery node. The onQ Portal launches the recommended console—VNC console (aka
noVNC), unless your browser cannot support websockets and the canvas element (see
User Interface Limitations); otherwise the onQ Portal launches the Java‑based browser.
If you see unidentifiable characters when you use your keyboard, your browser version does not handle key events in the way that VNC console expects, although your browser does support websockets and the canvas element; in this case, exit the VNC console, then hold down the Ctrl key and select the Console icon to launch the Java‑based console.
To launch a recovery node’s console:
1. If the RN is an HA recovery node, start it in
test mode.
| Note: You can use the console in either test mode or production mode. |
2. Go to DASHBOARD tab > RECOVERY NODES page.
3. Click on the
Console icon. The console launches as a HTML5 web‑based VNC console or a Java‑based console, depending on your browser version.
| If your browser supports websockets and the canvas element, a VNC console opens in a new browser window or tab; however, if you invoke the console in a browser that does not offer this support, the browser reverts to the Java-based console. |
• Web‑based VNC Console. Add an exception to the pop-up blocker as most browsers will block this new window by default.
• Java Console. Choose
Open with Java Web Start Launcher to open the.
jnlp file. If prompted, click
OK to accept the security warning. If your desktop cannot recognize this file, then you don’t have JRE (Java Runtime Environment) installed. Download the software from the
Java site.
| Note: If the onQ portal returned the following message, the port required for the VNC session is not available from the hypervisor: The VNC session is not currently available. Please try again. During RN power, the port hasn't been assigned yet. During RN power down, the port has already been closed. Simply wait a few seconds, then try again. |
4. From the onQ RN Console, click Send Ctrl-Alt-Delete in the main menu.
Now you can log on using the host’s credentials.