On 03/18/2017 05:33 AM, Rich Freeman wrote: > On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Ural <uralz...@autistici.org> wrote: >> Rich Freeman: >>> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 11:12 PM, <the...@sys-concept.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> So, instead of getting into trouble of making disk-less node I figure it >>>> out my Atom (small box) can access Main server via X2GO. I tested it on >>>> my local network and speed wise it works OK. Buy my computer is much >>>> faster than the Atom. So after upgrade I'll see how it will run. All >>>> boxes have gigabit network cards. >>>> >>> >>> While this would certainly work, you should also consider using a >>> windows technology like rdp/citrix to connect directly from the client >>> to the VM guest. That might actually give you better performance. >>> >>> It is analogous to running a linux VM in a window and typing into its >>> console, vs running a linux VM headless and using ssh to connect to >>> it. Ssh is probably going to give you a more integrated experience >>> and better performance, because you're not virtualizing a console with >>> minimal support for stuff like the clipboard/etc. >>> >> >> Try using Nomachine.com NX. It is fastest remote connection, but it is >> proprietary. There is open source client available for Linux >> > > x2go is based on NX. I doubt that NX + VM console window is faster > than Citrix for accessing a Windows machine. NX was largely inspired > by Citrix. > > Both approaches have their pros and cons. NX is the right solution > for accessing a linux X11 server. rdp/citrix is probably the right > solution for accessing a windows console. So, the question is whether > you want to be accessing the VM console running on Linux, or directly > accessing the windows console running inside the VM. I suspect that > the latter is going to be a bit cleaner when you consider things like > clipboard support and such. But, if you want to be able to start/stop > the VM and such then obviously you can't do that from the windows > console.
OK, I've maxed the RAM on Linux server that will be running two VM-Windows7 with 32GB of RAM and it has SSD so it should handle the load (8-core AMD). One VM-Windows7 run a program as a server the other VM-Windows7 acts as a client, run by another user. Another user will log to the his account on a sever via X2GO and start VM-Windows7 (run the same program but in a client mode). I've NX as well, but they have closed the source. X2GO was easier to install as well. The rdp might work. It would be best if I could by-pass the switch, since both VM's are running on the same Linux server. -- Thelma
