VMware GSX Server 2.5.2

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Full screen mode is available only when using the local console on the server, that is, when you launch the console on a Windows host by selecting Start > Programs > VMware > VMware GSX Server (or, double-click the VMware GSX Server icon on your desktop); on a Linux host, you launch the console with this command: vmware -G.

You run the local console when you need exclusive access to a virtual machine, for example, when you are installing the virtual machine's guest operating system and VMware Tools. Virtual machines run faster in full screen mode.

If you want your GSX Server virtual machine's display to fill the screen — so you no longer see the borders of the GSX Server local console window — click the Full Screen button on the toolbar. You can also use a keyboard shortcut — press the Ctrl-Alt-Enter keys at the same time.

To get out of full screen mode — to show your virtual machine inside a GSX Server local console window again — press the Ctrl-Alt key combination.

You can switch between virtual machines without leaving full screen mode by using a Ctrl-Alt-Fn key combination, where Fn is a function key corresponding to the virtual machine you want to see. To find out what function key to use for a particular virtual machine, check the title bar of the virtual machine while it is running in a console window.

Note: GSX Server does not support running virtual machines in full screen mode on dual-monitor systems.

Caution: On a Linux host, if hints are enabled, a virtual machine cannot enter full screen mode when you click the Full Screen button on the toolbar in the local console. In order to put the virtual machine into full screen mode, use the Ctrl-Alt-Enter key combination or choose View > Full Screen.