dracstart.py

Easily open downloaded jnlp files from Dell.

usage:

dracstart [-h] [-v] [-d]

optional arguments:
  -h, --help show this help message and exit
  -v, --verbose Print verbose information
  -d, --debug Print additional debug information

Use this script to easily open downloaded jnlp files from Dell. Typically, the file names aren't in a useful format, security settings won't easily allow you to easily start by double-clicking, etc.

You'll probably want to move this script to a location where it's easily executable, like maybe ~/bin. Don't forget to chown it +x if you want to.

Also check out the adjustable variables at the top of the script, things like the location to your Downloads folder, etc.

Once that's done, simply download a jnlp file into your Downloads folder, then run this script. You don't need to specify any parameters, as long as the jnlp is the newest file in your Downloads folder, it'll find it.

In most cases, you'll have to also add the DRAC's IP to your Java Exceptions file, as well.

On my Mac, I find that here:

/Users/$USER/Library/Application Support/Oracle/Java/Deployment/security/exception.sites

Simply add each IP on a seperate line, following this format:

https://xx.xx.xx.xx/

Tested mostly with iDRAC6 files, as you can upgrade iDRAC7 to allow HTML5 console access. I highly recommend you do that, if you're able.

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