keyboard/mouse doesn't work on iDRAC/PowerEdge R820 remote console during and after the installation of RHEL7.

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Issue

  • Trying to install RHEL7.0 on Dell PowerEdge R820 via remote console. However, once the system boots into either RHEL7 installation DVD or installed RHEL7 systems, keyboard/mouse doesn't work on the remote console. The physical console works fine.

  • This issue was not observed with RHEL 5 or 6 systems.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.0
  • kernel-3.10.0-123.4.4.el7.x86_64

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