Access IPMI / iLOM / iDRAC / any Java-based Remote Console applet via Proxy on OSX

Question

This question is probably more of an OSX + Java / Proxy issue than a iLOM / DRAC / IPMI issue.

I am able to set up SSH tunnels for access to a server management network which contains various servers & network equipment (Dell, SuperMicro, Sun, etc...). Using FoxyProxy + Firefox, I am able to access the web browser login pages for these server management interfaces (iLOM / (i)DRAC, etc...).

Most of these server management interfaces generally have a link to a Java .jnlp applet which is supposed to launch a remote management KVM console to the server, just as if you were hooking up a monitor & keyboard to it physically. However, when I try to run the applet it just shows errors.

I have set up my Java Proxy settings to use the same SSH tunnel that FoxyProxy is using.

SSH Tunnel:

ssh -f jcuzella@bastion-host.example.com -D 2500 -L 8080:10.123.231.123:8080 -N

Java Network / Proxy Settings:

FoxyProxy Settings:

Errors:

However, when I try to run the Remote Console applets through FoxyProxy + Firefox, I get errors similar to the following:

The Java Exceptions look like these:

com.sun.deploy.net.FailedDownloadException: Unable to load resource: http://10.123.213.123/Java/release/JViewer.jar
    at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.downloadResource(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.cache.ResourceProviderImpl.getResource(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.cache.ResourceProviderImpl.getResource(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload$DownloadTask.call(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)


com.sun.deploy.net.FailedDownloadException: Unable to load resource: http://some-server.ilom.example.com:80/iKVM__V1.69.21.0x0.jar
    at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.actionDownload(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.net.DownloadEngine.downloadResource(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.cache.ResourceProviderImpl.getResource(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.deploy.cache.ResourceProviderImpl.getResource(Unknown Source)
    at com.sun.javaws.LaunchDownload$DownloadTask.call(Unknown Source)
    at java.util.concurrent.FutureTask.run(FutureTask.java:262)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1145)
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:615)
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:745)

How can I access the iLOM and launch a Remote Console Java applet through the proxy?

Java Version

I'm running OS X 10.9.5 (13F1066). I'm using Java version 1.7.0_75, which is located here:

lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 74 Jul 21 2014 /usr/bin/java -> /System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/Current/Commands/java

java -version
java version "1.7.0_75"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_75-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.75-b04, mixed mode)

Answer 1

You need to set up the proxy in java console: https://darktraining.com/2011/05/12/Using-and-SSH-tunnel-and-socks-proxy-with-A-dell-DRAC-Dell-remote-access-controller/