Number  10 – Extravirt vSphere 4 RDP Plugin

If you are like me, you just love the vSphere console for remote connectivity into VMs. //SARCASMI!

I can’t tell you the number of times I have literally cursed at the vSphere console for it slow response time.  The sweet moment always comes when you get your newly created Virtual machine on the network, the VM tools installed and alas you can use Remote Desktop!  However, it is a bit cumbersome not to be able to natively RDP straight to your Virtual machines within your vSphere client.  That is where Extravirt’s vSphere 4 Client RDP Plug-in Comes into play<!--more-->

The plug-in is an easy install and can be downloaded <a href="http://xtravirt.com/vsphere-client-rdp-plug-in">here</a>.

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From the plug-ins page there  are advanced settings such as:
<ul>
	<li>Default User login</li>
	<li>Disable Wallpaper</li>
	<li>Default Resolution Size</li>
</ul>
etc.

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Don’t let the name fool you.  For those who are wondering, Extravirt’s vSphere 4 Client RDP Plug-in works just  fine with the  vSphere 5 client.

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<strong>Tested and Flish approved!</strong>

Stay tuned as we count down the rest of Flish Picks of the Top 10 Absolutely Free vSphere Application and Utilities.