jmmarton,

I found the 2.5 client in the linux package (VMware-server-e.x.p-63231.i386.tar.gz).

Relative path is: \vmware-server-distrib\lib\hostd\docroot\client\

Takes more resources than the old server v1 console, but at least you can shut down the VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access (tomcat) service permanently. Not sure if there is any loss of functionality, though.

Is this Server 2.0 on Windows? I'm just asking because of the direction of the slashes, plus the fact on my system under /usr/lib/vmware/hostd/docroot/client I don't have that file, just the Windows client installation file.

Can you which platform you are running 2.0 on?

Joe

I sincerely hope that the Web UI (which was optional in early versions) is not gonna be the main UI for that great solution. It looks ugly, doesn't do what we (Linux users) need to do. Do you really believe I'm gonna downgrade my Firefox version to be able to use your crappy .xpi applet ? At least, let us use the old UI with the new version !!!! Else I'm sorry to say so, I'm a BIG fan of VMware since the workstation v1.0 , I'm gonna have to seek for another virtualisation platform which is gonna be a hell of a process ... The fact is VMware has always been the most advanced virtualization platform, and have always develop with "Linux users" in mind since Vi3. What happenned ? First you discard the VMware ESX Server Linux Console, then you cripple the VMware Server 2.0 console so only Windows users can use it ? Is all that because the VMware Server product is now free ?? You wanna sell more VMware Workstation or what ? Are you gonna develop a new ESX Server based on WIndows Longhorn ? (I'M KIDDING !!!!! DON'T DO THAT !!!)

I'd like my critics to be more constructive, I know it's a beta release, but please guy, don't keep it that way ... Let us use the great Linux native Console you developped in the early version of VMware Server.

See ya !

Ah guess I misunderstood that, my bad Eot

Best Regards

Medium

I'd like to offer two possibilities to get your feedback. The first is that you mentioned that it is a Windows guest. You should see the best performance using a more native remote windowing protocol like RDP. Is there any reason that the Linux 'rdesktop' does not suit your use case? The second possibility is that you can use the fullscreen icon in the power bar to get your full Windows guest resolution on your client machine. In the future there might be a way to do consoles in tear-off windows as well, would such a feature interest you? Thanks for your input.

This is great!

Exists in the awfull painfully slow webui but easier to use

• console works. Joy.
• Better: tear-away console. Double-plus-good.
• switch overview
• start and stop order (I like that view, much easier)
• event view, same fashion as ESX
• create and remove VM
• browse datastore, add VM (like on ESX / VC)

Added functions:

• You can look at performance data!
  • Day, PastDay
  • CPU, Disk, Memory, Network, System
• easy to see and change MAC address
• change VM disk size (not tested)
• force entry into boot configuration screen
• processor affinity
• VM annotations (you can use notes)
• Virtualized MMU (didn't tested this)
• Can define new administrators, no need to be root
• Templates
• Importing Virtual Appliances (didn't worked with "Nostalgia").
• Reports (just played with, seems to be like on ESX)

Missing

• Upgrade virtual hardware. Couldn't do this (or didn't found)

Now I can shut this tomcat thing down and never use the web console anymore. This is quite welcomed.

Many thanks.

How do I run the thick VI client?

I'm running 2beta on windows XP and the vmware.exe is giving me the following error:

There was a problem connecting:

501 Global command GLOBAL server-vmdb to non-host agent targets not supported

I need to use the console/client and turn off the tomcat server.

thanks

_{^Hi there,^}

_{^Sorry about the last post, I was kind of frustrated about all this ... I'm using Firefox 2.0.0.9 on openSuSE 10.3 and it keeps tells me that I gotta install the XPI. I install it, then it tells me I'm not able to see my VM. Anyway, that's not the point here, what I'm trying to say guys is that the web browser solution should be optional, not "imposed" ... For people like me, the standard UI is way much better. When run locally, it's fast and functional, which the XPI is not.^}

_{^Thanks to you guys for taking the time to read all this, I know some post sounds "aggressive", but that's the way I feel about it right now ...^}

_{^A big Fan of VMserver.^}