Just noticed that a new version of the VMware View Open Client has been released:
Latest Release: 4.0.0 Beta 1 (October 2, 2009)
VMware View Open Client version 4.0.0 Beta 1 is now available on the Downloads page.
Please see the release announcement for a summary of what’s included in this release.
Features
Some of the features included are:
- Ability to create a secure tunnel using SSL
- Support for two factor authentication with RSA SecurID
- Novell SLETC Add-On RPM package
- Full command line interface
The following features are NOT included in this release:
For a full list of features please refer to the README.txt file available with the distribution.
Compatibility
If I have some time on my hands I will try to make a bootable stripped Linux CD that holds this client, or maybe a USB key is a better idea…. let me think about it.
vSphere 4.0 Quick Start Guide
Been using this at work and noticed it times out quicker than the windows client when waiting for a vm to power on.
You generally need to kill the Apps and relaunch a few minutes later.
Also mmr does appear to be working. At least when logging into a vista vm.