Terminal Machine Remote Desktop Client-Server Connection
Hardware Aspects:
There are many different pieces of hardware in the market that currently support KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) access. Depending on the specified piece of hardware, multiple users or administrators can access a single server at any time and modify it in any way they wish. Alternatively, there are products like the Raritan Dominion KX II that act like switches and allow multiple servers (up to 64) to be connected. All of these servers can be accessed through a single device simultaneously. Additionally, the switch can be accessed through any device that supports web browsing capabilities including netbooks, laptops, and mobile smart technologies. In particular, the Dominion has one of the industry’s best video resolutions and therefore a feature we must take into consideration. A desirable feature here is that certain devices are able to get the local ports to function independently and parallel to remote ports.
In order to optimize a portable computer for remote desktop functionality, the base hardware must support the software installed. If we plan to use an existing operating system, like Windows 7, we will need a minimum of the following:
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1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
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1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
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16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
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DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver
Other Linux based software have similar system requirements and therefore do not leave us with many options aside from developing a custom OS. When considering hardware for remote desktop software, the operating system is the most burdensome piece of software in the system. Most remote desktop software require as little as 4-6 MB of memory while the bulkier products require about 6 GB. If the sole purpose of the machine is to run remote desktop software, hard disk memory should not be an issue.
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