Last year around the summer I created the Virtual Machine MKS Client. It started as sort of a contest with Bouke Groenescheij and eventually matured in a real product. I sold a few copy’s of my tool but hadn’t the time to keep up with the new active objects from VMware. This week I installed VMware Server 2.0 and while I was wondering around in my program files directory it stroked my eyes. The VMware Remote Console aka vmware-vmrc.exe. I had to do some googeling before I found out what the parameters were, but I got it working. This executable can also be used to take over the Mouse Keyboard and Screen of your VM’s running on ESX.
vmware-vmrc -h 192.168.75.128 -m "[Storage1] Nostalgia/Nostalgia.vmx"
I was wondering, is it possible to use the vmware-vmrc.exe on it's own independently of Vmware server.
I have a test windows 2008 domain with a couple of SQL 2008 servers on an internal switch on an ESX 3.5i server. I'd like to give some of the developers access without installing the VI Client on their PC's. Could this be used in that way??
If not where can I find a download of your Virtual Machine MKS Client tool? couldn't find the software page on your blog
Thanks
I have figured out how to start fullscreen into a remote console and pass my credentials on the command line. Is there a secure option to specify my credentials I have already logged onto my workstation with? This should be a feature in all products going forward, the old concept is insecure and really really old by the way. Windows systems have been somewhat secure with credentials since NT. Helllooo!
Here is the currnet command line passed through the shortcut:
vmware-vmrc -X -h mycomputername:8333 -u "standardwindowsusername" -p "reallysupersecurepassword" "standard Windows XP Pro/Windows XP Professional.vmx"
Thanks