Amigos/Amigas,
At the risk of beating a dead horse on this topic, I recommend anyone currently testing VMServer 2 Beta on a Win2K3 Host to ditch the Web UI manager, in favor of the Virtual Infrastructure Client (v 2.5). After experiencing almost 48 hours of inconsistent crashing of my converted Win2K3 VM's, I disabled the Tomcat JSP Server on my host (listed as VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access under Services MMC.)
After completing this, and downloading /unraring the 32bit VIM 2.5 client installer from http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-e.x.p-63231.i386.tar.gz, I am able to successfully connect to my VM's on my Server 2.0Beta1 Host on port 8333.
It has now be almost 72 hours with none of my VM's crashing, as well as recovering almost 300Megs of RAM, since disabling the VMWare Web Access service
One can use the VMware Infrastructure Client version 2.5 to manage Windows OR Linux VMware Server 2.0 hosts, but there is only a VIC for Win32 OS's. Those of us that run a non-Win32 OS are S.O.L.
i`d be happy if vmware would ditch this abberation completely.
harsh words, but i like to tell what i think.
i`m especially unhappy because they discontinued the native linux console and don`t provide any equivalent replacement
Is the Virtual Infrastructure Manager client is part of a server package or can it be downloaded separately? I'm having some difficulties with the console under Vista and need another means of accessing the console for now. Could someone provide the url?
Thanks!
-Gregg
You go to the place, where you downloaded the windows-version
Download the linux version (32bit - VMware-server-e.x.p-63231.i386.tar.gz), unpack it search for VMware-viclient.exe, its the windows "Virtual Infrastructure Manager Client".
Install this file.
VMware-viclient.exe works only with 32bit Version of Windows!!
The mentioned link gives me a "file not found" now. Don't know if it's just me.
remove the comma at the end of the link:
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-server-e.x.p-63231.i386.tar.gz
is the correct link
Seconded!!!
Give us a Linux Client Please............
Leo
Thirded. The simplicity and elegance of the (Linux) vmware-server-console application was the main reason I use vmware-server at all. Without it, I might as well switch to Qemu or Xen. Please don't abandon it - the web interface has always been slop.
Linux VIX Client, 32 bit.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-vix-e.x.p-63231.i386.tar.gz
it was on the downloads page for VMware Server.
skatcat31 wrote:
Linux VIX Client, 32 bit.
http://download3.vmware.com/software/vmserver/VMware-vix-e.x.p-63231.i386.tar.gz
it was on the downloads page for VMware Server.
That is VIX not VIC. It is not the VMware Infrastructure Client.
I realize that now, after having installed it, and found n othing changed o.0
I would agree with ditching the very poor web interface, however longer term they should be able to come up with an Ajax interface that is more equivalent to the much nicer thick client. If they try and push this current interface they are going to cripple the image opf the product.
Btw, the VI Client does not (refuses to) install on XP 64 bit edition! go figure.
howardb wrote:Btw, the VI Client does not (refuses to) install on XP 64 bit edition! go figure.
Apparently there is a workaround.