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Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

225. Mar 7, 2008 8:41 AM in response to: Vinas
Click to view kaastrup's profile Novice 15 posts since
Jan 9, 2006
Hi Vinas.

No I'm not telling you to switch over to Novell - I'm telling you to manage your current virtual infrastructure with ZENworks....!

If you don't like Novell it's probably because you think Netware..but don't think that anymore. Novell has the coolest software. This is another debate that doesn't belong here in this forum - but you can MANAGE YOUR VMWARE SERVERS WITH ZENWORKS.

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

226. Mar 7, 2008 10:22 AM in response to: kaastrup
Click to view Vinas's profile Novice 26 posts since
Oct 10, 2006
Well then that's very cool. Thanks for the info. I'll deffinetly be chicking this out. As for Novell, I guess I'm behind the times. Agreed that's for another discussion. Again, thanks for sharing the info on ZENworks!

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

227. Mar 14, 2008 7:06 AM in response to: nick.couchman
Click to view Mike Follwerk's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Mar 14, 2008

just adding another request for a Linux Management Client. I, like probably many others, was directed here by VMWare customer support.

We just deployed two VI Enterprise servers plus Virtual Center. Since we used the standard "free" VMWare server before, none of us expected any problems with Linux support on the client side. After all, there is a Linux console for VMWare Server. I was astonished and a bit shocked to hear that we now need to clumsily work around this issue.

We have no problems with installing Virtual Center on a Windows host, although this, too, sounds a bit silly. In the end, that can run in the background. But not even being able to manage our infrastructure from our Linux workstations is seriously hindering work. It is not fun having to run Windows inside a virtual machine on a workstation just to be able to then run a VI client inside that machine.

Mike Follwerk

Dept of Computer Science III, University of Bonn, Germany

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

228. Mar 14, 2008 7:39 PM in response to: Srinivas
Click to view petedr's profile Master 1,408 posts since
Mar 18, 2006

cool Srinivas I am just seeing this update that vmware is looking into the possibility of a Linux VI client.

Also cool to see this thread keep going for almost 2 years now.

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

229. Mar 17, 2008 9:32 AM in response to: petedr
Click to view Silla's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Jan 14, 2005
A VI client for linux would be really useful!

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

230. Mar 25, 2008 6:18 AM in response to: Silla
Click to view xylog's profile Enthusiast 33 posts since
Apr 13, 2005

This is a Mono compatibility report generated from the The Mono Migration Analyzer (MoMA) -> http://www.mono-project.com/Moma. It doesnt look too bad you just need to account for the user32.dll calls and hope the other stuff marked "todo" gets done promptly...

VpxClient.exe
P/Invokes into native code
Calling Method P/Invoke Method External DLL
Class VpxClient.Common.Controls.DialogBox:
void DisableCloseButton(Form) IntPtr GetSystemMenu(IntPtr, bool) user32.dll
void DisableCloseButton(Form) bool EnableMenuItem(IntPtr, uint, uint) user32.dll
Class VpxClient.FormVpxConnect:
void textPassword_Enter(Object, EventArgs) Int16 GetKeyState(int) user32.dll
void textUsername_TextChanged(Object, EventArgs) bool MessageBeep(BeepType) user32.dll
Class VpxClient.Login.LegacyLauncher:
bool StartClientExe(ConnectionSpec) bool BlockInput(bool) user32.dll
bool StartClientExe(ConnectionSpec) bool BlockInput(bool) user32.dll
Class VpxClient.Login.LegacyLauncher/LoginKeySender:
void SendTheKeys(string) IntPtr GetForegroundWindow() user32.dll
Class VpxClient.ServerCombo:
void OnTextChanged(EventArgs) bool MessageBeep(BeepType) user32.dll


Methods called marked with MonoTodo
Calling Method Method with MonoTodo Reason
Class VpxClient.Certificate.FormLoginCertificateProblem:
void btnViewCert_Click(Object, EventArgs) void X509Certificate2UI.DisplayCertificate(X509Certificate2) Not Specified
Class VpxClient.Certificate.Validator:
void Dispose() void ServicePointManager.set_ServerCertificateValidationCallback(RemoteCertificateValidationCallback) Not Specified
void .ctor() void ServicePointManager.set_ServerCertificateValidationCallback(RemoteCertificateValidationCallback) Not Specified
Class VpxClient.FormVpxConnect:
void InitializeComponent() void ComboBox.set_AutoCompleteMode(AutoCompleteMode) AutoCompletion algorithm is currently not implemented.
void InitializeComponent() void ComboBox.set_AutoCompleteSource(AutoCompleteSource) AutoCompletion algorithm is currently not implemented.
void ShowHelp(string, Object, Control) void Help.ShowHelp(Control, string, HelpNavigator, Object) Create glue code to tie into libCHM
Class VpxClient.Login.LegacyLauncher/LoginKeySender:
void DoLogin() bool Process.WaitForInputIdle() Not Specified
void DoLogin() IntPtr Process.get_MainWindowHandle() Not Specified
void SendTheKeys(string) bool Process.WaitForInputIdle() Not Specified


Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

231. Mar 25, 2008 4:07 PM in response to: Srinivas
Click to view elliot.peele's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Dec 14, 2006
Is there any ETA on when a Alpha or Beta release may be available for public testing?

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

232. Mar 26, 2008 7:53 AM in response to: elliot.peele
Click to view Vinas's profile Novice 26 posts since
Oct 10, 2006
It's under NDA.

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

233. Mar 26, 2008 12:14 PM in response to: Vinas
Click to view elliot.peele's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Dec 14, 2006
I would be willing to sign an nda

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

234. Apr 2, 2008 9:57 AM in response to: nick.couchman
Click to view irz42.NET's profile Lurker 1 posts since
Apr 2, 2008

YES!

I want a Linux client!

We have no Windows in our commitment, but more needs to ESX server.
I see not one, so a Windows to buy and To install.
We work only with Linux and Mac / OSX.

Vmware familiar with Linux, which they have proved
They use it, and for the vmware-server, there is a
Linux Console. And they could certainly also a
ESX/Infrastructure3 to write if they only Wanted.

But it is probably too good to them, when They would need it. A pity ...

thw


Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

235. Apr 3, 2008 8:08 PM in response to: Vinas
Click to view snemetz's profile Lurker 2 posts since
Mar 30, 2008

I'd have no problem signing an NDA. The sooner we could get a Linux client the better.

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

236. Apr 3, 2008 8:22 PM in response to: irz42.NET
Click to view joseph.jamieson's profile Enthusiast 92 posts since
Jan 16, 2006

I don't know if you guys have checked out VMware Server 2.0 Beta yet, but if you have, you'd notice that it looks and acts a lot like the VI client. It uses the same symantics - Datastores, network labels, etc. I'm guessing that VI4 or an add-on for VI3 will use a similar web-based interface in the future.

Just my guess, but it seems likely that they are developing the software on VMware Server with the intention of using it on VI eventually.

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

237. Apr 3, 2008 11:15 PM in response to: joseph.jamies…
Click to view kaastrup's profile Novice 15 posts since
Jan 9, 2006

The console included with vmware server 2.0 beta can also connect to VirtualCenter 2.0 - so there you have it. A Virtual Infrastructure client for Linux....

(haven't tried it yet)

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

238. Apr 4, 2008 4:57 AM in response to: kaastrup
Click to view booner_tfcu's profile Novice 12 posts since
Dec 27, 2004
kaastrup wrote:

The console included with vmware server 2.0 beta can also connect to VirtualCenter 2.0 - so there you have it. A Virtual Infrastructure client for Linux....


Do you mean connecting it to a VirtualCenter server (along with ESX servers) or with the desktop Virtual Infrastructure Client? I tried the latter last night after setting up VMware Server 2.0 Beta 2 on a test box... can't say I'd recommend it. Most of the functionality was broken or otherwise unavailable. Performance graphs (though having a limited history) were pretty good, though.

Re: VI3: Linux Client, Please

239. Apr 4, 2008 5:54 AM in response to: booner_tfcu
Click to view kaastrup's profile Novice 15 posts since
Jan 9, 2006
It is supposed to work with VirtualCenter 2.0 or newer but remember that it is only a beta 2 release. I'm having trouble with the graphics on a virtual machine running WinXP on my local VMware server, so it is obvious there is still some work to do before the release version. But VMware is definately on the way with what we've requested.

Then we just need a VirtualCenter server running on Linux, but one step at the time.

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