SENDING Special keys to guest via xo-web
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Hi All, First Post!!
I Love Xen Orchestra, first off.
I'm trying to send special keys other than c+a+d to a running guest/VM in XO-Web in the console module. for example, access ctl+alt+f1-f6 in a Linux environment, or even send an alt+minus to pop the window frame menu to close a window. I have read that xen orchestra uses no-vnc to view a guest's virtual VGA but have been unable to find a keystroke alternatives list like ctl+alt+insert to send the three-fingered salute
I was able to send some keys in XenCenter but it's still not quite there.
Thanks for your patience in helping a noob
-Tom Houghtby
IT Manager
Security Central Protectionxo-server 5.73.0
Xen Orchestra serverxo-web 5.76.0
Xen Orchestra web client -
There is so much you can do through a web browser, I think your best bet is to click
SSH
orSSH as...
to open up putty instead. -
Yeah that's more tricky in a web browser. The correct way to do it is to display a virtual keyboard, something we will do in the next UI revamp.
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@olivierlambert buttons like the existing ctrl+alt+del to switch consoles on Linux would be awesome! (ctrl+alt+F2, etc.)
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I think it's already planned in XO 6 (you might find the issue on GH)
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@tony ssh is not always an option especially for premade ISOs from vendors. DellOpenManage VM for instance was vmware only and ssh was not enabled.