Re: [gentoo-user] Diskless nodes

[Rich Freeman]

On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 4:25 AM, Ural <uralzima@×××××××××.org> wrote:
> Rich Freeman:
>> On Thu, Mar 16, 2017 at 11:12 PM,  <thelma@×××××××××××.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.

-- 
Rich