With the recent release of vSphere 5.1, you probably noticed that there is a new Web Client which you can now use to manage your vSphere installations and environments.
As someone who started in VMware back in 2006 and has spent many hours playing around with our ESX and vCenter Server products, I can honestly say that I love this new Web Client. I personally find that it is faster and easier to use than the older traditional fat client. Of course you are probably going to put that last comment down to an obvious bias that I naturally will have due to being an employee of VMware but I really do mean the comment…no room for bias here right? :-).
This video discusses and demonstrates installing the vSphere 5.1 Web Client.
VSphere Mobile Client brings the following capabilities to vSphere administrators on the go: Virtual machine list with overview on resource consumption and VM details. From the VM list the user can enter the VM console or see more detailed information on the VM such as events, performance charts and also execute quick actions. The HTML 5-based vSphere Client lets you manage the essential functions of vSphere from any browser, offering more responsiveness and usability than ever before. Assign users to custom roles, search vCenter Server inventory, or provision new virtual machines with the click of a button. Download VMware vSphere. Select Version: Customers who have purchased VMware vSphere 7.0 can download their relevant installation package from the product download tab below. Looking to upgrade from vSphere 6.7? Visit the VMware vSphere Upgrade Center.
The vSphere Web Client runs in your browser and allows you connect to a vCenter Server system to manage your vSphere environment.
VClient is a native Mac application to manage VMware vSphere and ESX (i) servers. It will support vSphere 7.0 and Project Pacific! Get rid of web console, try out native client NOW! Our first release targets for H1 2020! Native Client, Fast access, Stable connection. Data Store with in-app file navigation, download and Network view. The VMRC replaces the VMware Client Integration Plugin (CIP), a NPAPI based plugin that provided enhanced functionality to the vSphere Web Client. While the VMware Remote Console is installed as a standalone application, it must be launched from the vSphere Web Client.
Before installing or upgrading the vSphere Web Client, ensure that:
- The vCenter Single Sign On is installed and the Inventory Service and vCenter Server are upgraded or installed with version 5.1.
- Your system meets the software requirements for the vSphere Web Client. For more information, see Minimum requirements for installing the vSphere and vSphere Web 5.x Client (2005083).
- The vSphere Web Client and vCenter Server are registered to the same vCenter Single Sign On server. This ensures that the vSphere Web Client can access the vCenter Server inventory.
- All browsers are closed.
- You log in as a member of the Administrators group on the host machine, with a user name that does not contain any non-ASCII characters.
For additional information, see the VMware Knowledge Base article that this video is based on, Installing the vSphere Web Client (2032890).
The vSphere Client is a Windows program that you can use to configure the host and to operate its virtual machines. You can download vSphere Client from any host.
Verify that you have the URL of the host, which is the IP address or host name.
The system must have an Internet connection.
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Procedure
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- From a Windows machine, open a Web browser.
- Enter the URL or IP address for the vCenter Server or host.For example, http://exampleserver.example.com or http://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.
- Click Download vSphere Client under Getting Started.
- Click Save to download the vSphere Client installer.
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What to do next
Install the vSphere Client.