Monday, 16 July 2007
VMware MKS client (step four)
The first VMware MKS client is ready. This is an educational version only, because by the time I wanted to put it on the internet, Bouke Groenescheij showed me how to embed the MKS ActiveX Object into a VB.net application. My first version still uses an embedded Internet Explorer, which is fed by a self constructed html file. I know, it isn’t the way to do it, but I’m really proud of it and thought what the hack let’s post it anyway. Before you launch this client, you should visit a Web Access console page. This way the VMware MKS ActiveX Object is installed on your computer. Thanks to Bouke the next version will be a lot faster and we will get rid of the buttons so stay tuned.
Friday, 13 July 2007
VMware MKS client (step three)
I embedded the Java script code from Bouke into a Visual Basic 2005 application and created a nice userinterface. Here is a screenshot of the vmMKSclient. It’s not finished, I still have some difficulties with the sizing of the console but it’s working 
. I expect that the download will be available within the next two weeks.
. I expect that the download will be available within the next two weeks.
Thursday, 12 July 2007
VMware MKS client (step two)
A few weeks ago I started building a VMware MKS client with an integrated VM console. I got stranded at the point that I was staring at a black screen until Bouke Groenescheij showed up. We have teamed up for a few moths and are working together at Ahrend IT-Services where we are responsible for the IT infrastructure. On one of those rainy afternoons you often have during the Dutch summer season I showed Bouke my progress on the MKS client. After a few minutes I lost control over my real keyboard and mouse and Bouke took over. He started with some real serious hacking and showed me the ropes of Java script. This eventually resulted in some late hours of coding but we did it. Finally there is a working piece of Java script that functions as a MKS connection to the VM. The next step is embed this code into a nice looking user interface. I think this is going to be a hot summer after all.
Tuesday, 19 June 2007
VMware MKS client (step one)
The project to disconnect all the CD’s from all the VM’s with one click of a button is finished so I thought it’s time for a new project. Let’s build a VDI connection broker with an embedded console for the XP VM’s. The first thing I needed to do is figure out how I could embed a console view into my VB application. After some searching in the VMware forums I ended up with one or two posts that weren’t much of a help. I decided to take a closer look at the console that is used in web access. When you logon to web access and select a VM, you can get a console in your Internet Explorer. Let’s find out what happens in the background. Log on to Web Access : https://vcserver/ui
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