

While the flash plugin is set to Ask to Activate after the Firefox update to version 55, you can enable the plugin manually through a blank rectangle to display the notification. SSH session to CIMC after login shows a TCP GUI session, which is established as shown in the image, when this command show user-session is used. This image shows the CIMC GUI before you login. Note: Issue is not reproducible with CIMC 3.0(x) as it does not require Flash Player.

Issue is reproducible for CIMC 2.0(x) and earlier releases after you update Firefox Browser to Version 55 and later and if Flash Player is not upto date within the browser. Now TCP 3-way handshake is established fine, but Browser shows the GUI is hung as it is loaded. CIMC IP is pingable and SSH works fine where you can see that there is a TCP GUI session established as the command show user-session is used. Problem: CIMC GUI Hangs while it is LoadedĪfter you enter the username and password, the CIMC page hangs while it is loaded and never proceeds further. (If it doesn't please reload the page and try again).

Once you allow the plugin, the missing content is loaded normally. Allow and Remember: Activates Flash for all future visits to that site.Allow Now: Activates Flash only for a single visit.If you click the message or the notification icon to activate the plugin, Firefox prompts you with two options: However, you see a blank rectangle, after this rectangle is pressed, the plugin notification icon appears toward the left end of the address bar, as shown in the image: While Adobe Flash plugin (Shockwave Flash) within Firefox set to Ask to Activate, it does not give a prompt that the application requires Flash Player after login to CIMC GUI. Mozilla update history displays each successfully installed updates, as shown in the image:Īs per the release notes for Firefox 55.0 Release, they made the Adobe Flash plugin click-to-activate by default and allowed only on and URL schemes:įor more information see the Firefox plugin roadmap: This behavior was observed after Firefox update to version 55.0, which was introduced on August 8, 2017. Note: When CIMC GUI is accessed, the management client must meet or exceed the minimum system requirements mentioned in CIMC release notes in terms of Browser, Operating System, and Java Runtime Environment (JRE): Background Information If your network is live, ensure that you understand the potential impact of any command. All of the devices used in this document started with a cleared (default) configuration. The information in this document was created from the devices in a specific lab environment.
ENABLE ADOBE FLASH PLAYER SERIES
The information in this document is based on Standalone UCS C Series Servers running Firmware 2.0(x) and earlier releases that require Flash Player.
