Re: VIOS Console session

[Jack Woehr <jwoehr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Probably just that applets are disabled.


On Tue, Apr 3, 2018 at 1:52 PM, Rob Berendt <rob@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ok, I know that you can use a putty client to go to your VIOS lpar and get
> a session.  But that's not really the way to go if you're going to disrupt
> TCP/IP by stopping/starting the system, changing the IP address, etc.
>
> I know that you can either physically use your HMC, or use a KVM, and get
> a console session that way.  And that's good.
>
> I thought that you used to be able to go to https://yourhmc and open a
> VIOS console session that way.  However whenever I try that a tab opens on
> my console which says "Open Terminal Window".  If I click on that tab I
> only get:
> Unable to Switch Tasks
> The task you want to switch to is an applet based task, which does not
> support 'Switch To'. Please use the window switching capabilities for
> local windows to 'Switch To' the window for this task.
> ACT01513
>
> Ok, if I use IE I can get it to work.  I just have to answer the pop ups
> right.
>
> I must have something configured wrong in Chrome.  If anyone can tell me
> what, I'd appreciate it.
> Same issue with Edge.
> Same issue with FF.
>
> Rob Berendt
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