Environment:

• Workstation: Windows 7 Professional
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Java 1.8 Update 201
• Server: Dell Poweredge R610
  • iDRAC 6
  • Firmware: 2.92 (Build 05)
  • Lifecycle Controller Firmware: 1.7.5.4

Problem

When trying to connect to the Virtual Console on a Dell R610 (or any 11th generation Dell Server at this point) i have ran into multiple challenges getting the JAVA or ActiveX to work.  After many hours of trying to find a working solution here is what has worked for launching the JAVA console

Solution

Ensure you have a working copy of Java installed. On my system i am running Java 8 Update 201

Note: If you are running the default Dell signed certificate add it as a JAVA exception. You will still get prompts but you can click through those

• Open Control Panel as local administrator
• Open Java
• open the Security Tab
• Under Exception Site List > Edit Site List
• Enter FQDN & IP Address of the iDRAC
• Click OK

Note: Ensure you have local administrator privileges
I am running notepad++ with my local admin account

• Navigate to C:\Program files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_201\lib\security
• open java.security
• find the following line (mine was found on line 647

jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \

• Comment the above out

#jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=SSLv3, RC4, MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \

• Add the following line

jdk.tls.disabledAlgorithms=MD5withRSA, DH keySize < 1024, \ 

It should look like below

• Save the file
• Re-open your iDRAC Console and you should finally be able to see the Server Console

Update #1

In testing i have reset the java.security file back to its previous state and found the Java Virtual Console still re-opened, your mileage may vary but at this point i’ll take a working console!