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Fullscreen with rdesktop / rdesktop-vrdp

It’s extremely useful to use rdesktop (or virtualbox the rdesktop-vrdp) for RDP connections to Windows hosts from your Linux workstation. This is how to use the fullscreen mode:

jonas@erebus:~$ rdesktop 10.6.26.40 -f &

Exit fullscreen mode using CTRL+ALT+Enter

Alternatively, set a percentage for the screen real estate you’re willing to give the RDP session like so:

jonas@erebus:~$ rdesktop 10.6.26.40 -g 90% &

 

 

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Dell OME plugin install on ESXi 5.1

First SCP the installation file to the ESXi box and SSH over to issue the below command for install:
/tmp/OME_ESXi_plugin # esxcli software vib install -d /tmp/OME_ESXi_plugin/OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-7.2.0-6945.VIB-ESX51i.zip
Installation Result
   Message: The update completed successfully, but the system needs to be rebooted for the changes to be effective.
   Reboot Required: true
   VIBs Installed: Dell_bootbank_OpenManage_7.2-0000
   VIBs Removed:
   VIBs Skipped:
/tmp/OME_ESXi_plugin #

Reboot to complete