VmWare ESXi

[NTDaws]

Gonna install VmWare ESXi on my server. I like the idea that I can then access my computers remotely over the internet. Is there a separate OS just to use as a client to connect to the VM remotely? So when I start the PC it automatically connects to the VM.

[Electronics Wizardy]

esxi won't change how you access files compared to any other hypervisor.

 

Normally ou want a vpn to access your data externally.

 

How do you want it to connect to the vm? normally just make a file server, leave it running and it will auto connect on bootup.

[NTDaws]

4 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

esxi won't change how you access files compared to any other hypervisor.

 

Normally ou want a vpn to access your data externally.

 

How do you want it to connect to the vm? normally just make a file server, leave it running and it will auto connect on bootup.

When I boot up a PC, I want it to automatically connect to on startup

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, Being Delirious said:

When I boot up a PC, I want it to automatically connect to on startup

how do you want it to connect? vpn? file share? remote desktop?

 

for file share just use cifs shares in windows. it has auto connect.

[NTDaws]

2 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

how do you want it to connect? vpn? file share? remote desktop?

 

for file share just use cifs shares in windows. it has auto connect.

Neither, I am asking you if there is a OS that is created by VmWare that is only used to connect to the VM.

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 hour ago, Being Delirious said:

Neither, I am asking you if there is a OS that is created by VmWare that is only used to connect to the VM.

No os for that. VMware is for managing the vms, not for using the services that the vms make.

[NTDaws]

43 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

No os for that. VMware is for managing the vms, not for using the services that the vms make.

Dang, well ill still use VMware esxi

[BloodKnight7]

What I think you want is a tad of a more of a complex solution called VMWare View (VDI) in combination with a PCoIP Zero Client... that would enable you to turn on that Zero Client which would automatically connect to the gold image that it has assigned.... if you want to study a bit look for VMWare View (Citrix and KVM have other propietary solutions for VDI).