[AccessD] Virtual Server (was: A2K7 Navigation Pane)

Hi Jim

Net meeting? I don't even know what that is. Also, my observations are for VMware Server only, I have never used MS Virtual PC if that is what you are referring to.

With VMware 1.x you have a dedicated remote console client as a Windows app. 
With VMware 2.x (still in beta) you run an Apache/Tomcat on the server and use IE with a plug-in as the client which is able to run a virtual server screen in clean full-screen.

/gustav

>>> jimdettman at verizon.net 23-11-2007 17:16 >>>
Gustav,

  Thanks for posting that.

<<On the Display tab, you can configure autofit and full-screen preferences.
>>

  Maybe I did, but I don't have anything like this when connecting to the
virtual server console with net meeting.   

  I didn't set this virtual server up and was told by the company that did
that it was a limitation of the video driver.  When I checked into this, I
found numerous articles that supported this, so I didn't bother to check
into it further.

  What happens is that when connecting with Net Meeting, even though a
different resolution is selected on the desktop, it still draws it as 640 x
480 in the Net Meeting window. The window itself however is correctly sized
for the given resolution.   If I remote Desktop in, I have no problem in
getting any resolution I want.  Also changing the resolution while Net
Meeting is active causes all the text to disappear on the screen.  The only
way to get it back is to quit and reconnect.

  It may be a combination of the driver and Net Meeting itself, but since I
will only be dealing with this server for another month or two, I didn't
want to spend a lot of time on it.

  I suppose though that at some point I'll need to start playing around with
Vmware myself.  I've got Microsoft's virtual PC as well.

Jim.

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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2007 11:15 AM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com 
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Virtual Server (was: A2K7 Navigation Pane)

Hi Jim

Seems like you have missed something! Just mark View, Autofit Window:

On the Display tab, you can configure autofit and full-screen preferences. 

Autofit Preferences 
Use Autofit preferences to control how the console behaves when Autofit is
active. Select Autofit window to have VMware Server change the console
window size to match the guest operating system screen resolution. This is
the same as choosing View > Autofit Window. Select Autofit guest to have
VMware Server change the guest operating system display resolution to match
the console window size. This is the same as choosing View > Autofit Guest. 

/gustav

>>> jimdettman at verizon.net 21-11-2007 17:05 >>>
John,

  This is one of the major drawbacks with virtualizing that I've found.
Your limited to VGA resolution (640x480) if you connect to the console.
It's a royal pain when you work with it.

  One workaround for that is if you don't need the console, you can RDP in.