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IntelŽ Modular Server Systems
ALT+F1 works for KVM help, but not for VMWare* ESX* Help

When running a virtualized environment using VMWare* ESX* 3.x, Alt+F1 is normally used to bring up the VMWare* help menu.

On the Intel® Modular Server the F1 key brings up the local help screen for the remote KVM session. This prevents the functionality of Alt+F1 in VMWare, or using F1 in the BIOS

Intel has addressed this issue in firmware release 2.3.1.  Please update your system to this firmware to fix the KVM issue.

Operating System:
OS Independent

This applies to:
IntelŽ Compute Module MFS5000SI
IntelŽ Modular Server System MFSYS25

Solution ID: CS-029424
Date Created: 09-Jun-2008
Last Modified: 11-Aug-2011
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