Comments on: Using vSphere Client on Ubuntu Linux with Single Application RDP

By: Vancrof

Vancrof — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 20:28:00 +0000

not work

By: Vanderlaars

Vanderlaars — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 18:41:00 +0000

Doesn’t work for me.

By: vSphere Web Access: Entwicklung eingestellt

vSphere Web Access: Entwicklung eingestellt — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 12:26:16 +0000

[...] geben wird, oder ob das eine Windows-only Angelegenheit bleibt, bei der Unix-basierte Admins auf die RDP-Trickkiste ausweichen. Der Akzeptanz bei Betriebssystem-Grabenkämpfern würde ein [...]

By: VMware ESX or ESXi? « Harbinger's Hollow

VMware ESX or ESXi? « Harbinger's Hollow — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:52:42 +0000

[...] Use vSphere Client through the vCenter Server instead… much better. If your excuse is that vSphere Client is only for Windows check this out: Using vSphere Client on Ubuntu Linux with Single Application RDP. [...]

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:36:31 +0000

Brian,

That's good enough proof for me, but if you invstigate further let me know.

Playing "devil's advocate" for further comparison:

By: rbrambley

rbrambley — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:36:31 +0000

Brian,

That's good enough proof for me, but if you invstigate further let me know.

Playing "devil's advocate" for further comparison:

By: vCenter Client on Linux – Single App RDP and You!

vCenter Client on Linux – Single App RDP and You! — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:30:59 +0000

[...] Single App RDP using the Ubuntu Terminal Server Client. [...]

By: Brian Atkinson

Brian Atkinson — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:48:59 +0000

Rich,

Very quickly comparing the three options is interesting:
1.) RDP session with a full desktop and VpxClient has seven processes running
2.) seamlessrdp session with VpxClient has five processes running
3.) RDP session with the single program (VpxClient) has three processes running

The three processes in #3 above are also present in #2 and #1. The RDP session with a program (#3) is the base, if you will. The other options simply add more overhead on top of these same three processes.

The full RDP session has the most overhead, as it supports a desktop (explorer.exe) and anything running in the system tray - this included an antivirus process in my tests. The RDP with a program option you presented definitely requires the least amount of overhead.

My tests weren't very thorough or extensive, but I suspect that delving deeper into this with my handy sysinternals detective kit would most likely only further prove the point.