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merge lavamind's console docs with mine 

we keep the arrow keys stuff as that's still valuable, of course, but
in a separate section.

all the Dell stuff should probably be moved to a separate page...
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howto/new-machine-cymru.md

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@@ -461,29 +461,7 @@ VirtualBox, which isn't in Debian ([anymore](https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bug 
Note that in my experience, the window starts off being minuscule. Hit

the "maximize" button (a square icon) to make it bigger.



#### Boot from virtual media



Using the Java applet it's possible to boot the machine using an ISO

or floppy image. This is useful for example when attempting to boot

the Memtest86 program, when the usual Memtest86+ crashes or is unable

to complete tests.



 1. From the iDRAC home page, click Launch under Virtual Console

    Preview



 2. In the console window menu, click Virtual Media then Launch

    Virtual Media



 3. Click Add Image and select an .ISO or .IMG file



 4. Click the checkbox under Mapped for the new image file



 5. Leaving that window open, bring the console back into focus



 6. (Re)boot the machine, pressing F11 to bring up the boot menu



 7. Choose Virtual CD if you mapped an .ISO image, or Virtual Floppy

    in the case of a 1.44MB floppy image

#### Fixing arrow keys in the virtual console



Now, it's possible that an annoying bug will manifest itself at this

stage: because the Java applet was conceived to work with an old X11
@@ -593,13 +571,18 @@ GNOME Boxes. 


### Booting a rescue image



It is possible to load an ISO image (say for rescue) through the DRAC

interface. Head for Overview -> Server -> Attached

media. Unfortunately, only NFS and CIFS shares are supported, which

is... not great. But we could, in theory, leverage this to rescue

machines from each other on the network, but that would require

setting up redundant NFS servers on the management interface, which is

hardly practical.

Using the virtual console, it's possible to boot the machine using an

ISO or floppy image. This is useful for example when attempting to

boot the Memtest86 program, when the usual Memtest86+ crashes or is

unable to complete tests.



> Note: It is also possible to load an ISO or floppy image (say for

> rescue) through the DRAC interface directly, in `Overview -> Server ->

> Attached media`. Unfortunately, only NFS and CIFS shares are

> supported, which is... not great. But we could, in theory, leverage

> this to rescue machines from each other on the network, but that would

> require setting up redundant NFS servers on the management interface,

> which is hardly practical.



It is possible to load an ISO through the virtual console, however.
@@ -622,16 +605,20 @@ the menus: 


 2. Click the `Add image` button



 3. Select the ISO image you have downloaded above

 3. Select the ISO or IMG image you have downloaded above

 

 4. Tick the checkbox of the image in the `Mapped` column



 5. **Keep that window open!**

 5. **Keep that window open!** Bring the console back into focus



 6. Choose the `Virtual CD/DVD/ISO` option in the `Next Boot` menu

 6. If available, choose the `Virtual CD/DVD/ISO` option in the `Next Boot` menu



 7. Choose the `Reset system (warm boot)` option in the `Power` menu



If you haven't been able to change the `Next Boot` above, press

<kbd>F11</kbd> during boot to bring up the boot menu. Then choose

`Virtual CD` if you mapped an ISO, or `Virtual Floppy` for a IMG.



If those menus are not familiar, you might have a different iDRAC

version. Try those: