IpmiWeb

IPMI ca"> Web access to iKVM on an IPMI card

Access a SuperMicro IPMI interface from Firefox. To view the iKVM the launch.jnlp will be downloaded and run.

Java 1.5 or later

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Extract it in the Downloads folder.
gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ tar -xvf jdk-7u5-linux-x64.tar.gz

Move it to the /usr/lib/jvm with the rest of the JVMs.
gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo mv ./jdk1.7.0_05 /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0

Enable Java

Now run the "update-alternatives":

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/java" "java" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/java" 1
gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javac" "javac" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javac" 1
gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo update-alternatives --install "/usr/bin/javaws" "javaws" "/usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javaws" 1

Configure java

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo update-alternatives --config java
There are 3 choices for the alternative java (providing /usr/bin/java).

  Selection    Path                                      Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
  0            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java   1061      auto mode
  1            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/java   1061      manual mode
* 2            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/java       63        manual mode
  3            /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/java             1         manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ java -version
java version "1.7.0_05"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_05-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 23.1-b03, mixed mode)

Configure javac

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo update-alternatives --config javac
There are 2 choices for the alternative javac (providing /usr/bin/javac).

  Selection    Path                                   Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
  0            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/bin/javac   1061      auto mode
* 1            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/bin/javac   1061      manual mode
  2            /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javac         1         manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 2
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javac to provide /usr/bin/javac (javac) in manual mode.

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ javac -version
javac 1.7.0_05

Configure javaws

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo update-alternatives --config javaws
There are 3 choices for the alternative javaws (providing /usr/bin/javaws).

  Selection    Path                                        Priority   Status
------------------------------------------------------------
  0            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/javaws   1061      auto mode
* 1            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-openjdk/jre/bin/javaws   1061      manual mode
  2            /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun/jre/bin/javaws       63        manual mode
  3            /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javaws             1         manual mode

Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: 3
update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/bin/javaws to provide /usr/bin/javaws (javaws) in manual mode.

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ javaws -version
Java(TM) Web Start 10.0.0.05-fcs 
...

Enable Firefox plugin

Note for Firefox 11 the plugin is no longer in ~/.mozilla/plugins, but in /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ sudo ln -s /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/jre/lib/amd64/libnpjp2.so /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins
[sudo] password for gboerke: 
gboerke@herbert:~/Downloads$ 

Restart Firefox and view the Plugins to see "Java(TM) Plug-in 1.7.0_05"

IPMI web access

When starting the KVM from the web interface (by clicking on the console image) it downloads launch.jnlp and wants to open it with Java 7.
Select to "Open with another application": /usr/lib/jvm/jdk1.7.0/jre/bin/javaws
It then asks to accept the certificate > accept and run the application "ATEN Java iKVM Viewer" > click on the "Remote Console Preview".

IPMI session"> Record IPMI session

While in the iKVM session record activity from the main iKVM menu > Record > Start recording... > select a local file to store the session.

-- GordBoerke - 03 Jul 2012