HP Remote Graphics Software 5.4.0 User Guide

This parameter tells the VMware virtual VGA device driver the maximum height of screen to support.

This value may be set by GUI or by directly editing the .vmx file of the virtual machine.

Svga.maxWidth = <max screen width in pixels>

This parameter tells the VMware virtual VGA device driver the maximum width of screen to support.

This value may be set by GUI or by directly editing the .vmx file of the virtual machine.

Svga.vramSize = <size in bytes of the VGA screen buffer>

This parameter tells the VMware virtual VGA device driver the size of screen buffer to use. This value

may only be set by directly editing the .vmx file of the virtual machine and is not propagated by clone

and template operations.

The default maximum screen resolution for ESX 3.0.1 running XP images is 1180x885 with 16 or 32

bit color depth. This can be changed by setting the three svga.<X> parameters described above. The

following table shows several common screen size configurations.

Screen Resolution svga.maxWidth svga.maxHeight Svga.vramSize

16bit color 32bit color

1280x1024 1280 1024 2621440 5242880

1600x1200 1600 1200 3840000 7680000

Dual 1600x1200 3200 1200 7680000 15360000

1680x1050 1680 1050 3528000 7056000

1920x1200 1920 1200 4608000 9216000

Dual 1920x1200 3840 1200 9216000 18432000

To compute Svga.vramSize values for other screen topologies, use the following formula:

H x W x D = V where

H = screen height in pixels

W = screen width in pixels

D = color depth in bytes (2=16bit, 4=32bit)

V = vramSize in bytes

A.2.3 Installing the RGS Sender on the virtual machine

The RGS Sender is installed on the virtual machine the same way as on a physical machine. The

installation CD or ISO image must be mounted inside the virtual machine, or the file images can be

made available on a file share for installation. The RGS Sender installation steps are:

Start the RGS Sender installer.

Follow the Sender installer on-screen instruction and select the options appropriate for your

environment.

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