The following Welcome screen will appear, Click Next to Continue. Once the download has been completed click Run. The setup files will be extracted, and the VMware vSphere 5.1 Client InstallShield Wizard will appear.Ĭlick OK to Continue. At the following prompt click Save.ĭepending upon your Internet download speed, this can take between two and 30 minutes, as it is approximately 350MB in size. This does test that your ESXi 6.0 Host basic networking is working correctly.įor the sake of this article, we are going to download the vSphere Client from VMware, using the web link included on the Welcome to VMware ESXi 6.0 page. VMware Link ( e.com/vsph ereclient/ VMware-vic lient-all- 6.0.0.exe), so you can either download direct from VMware, or find the link through your ESXi 6.0 server. This link used to download the vSphere Client from the ESXi Host server, is a link to the VMware web site. In this example we are using Internet Explorer 10.Īfter clicking continue, the Welcome to VMware ESXi 6.0 screen will be displayed: The following screen will be displayed, because VMware's SSL certificate has been 'self-signed' the warning is normal. (This is the IP Address displayed on the console screen your IP address will be different). Make a note of the IP Address of the server which is displayed on the console, and using a web browser, browse to the web URL. HOW TO: Install and Configure VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.0 (ESXi 6.0) or you can download the software from the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 6.0).

You can obtain the VMware vSphere Client software package ( VMware-viclient-all-5.1.0- 786111.exe ) from the VMware website, as detailed in the first article of this series:

You cannot manage or install virtual machines from the ESXi 6.0 server console this must be completed remotely from another computer. The majority of the management is performed remotely from another Windows computer using software tools called the VMware vSphere Client. This screen is called the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI). When the VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi 6.0) server is fully BOOTED and started the above screen is displayed. Download Tools to Manage the ESXi Host Server If you have missed the first article in the series, it's here: HOW TO: Install and Configure VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.0 (ESXi 6.0)ġ. VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.0 is also known as ESXi 6.0.

This article will show you how to connect and complete some basic configuration of the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 6.0 on a computer. If you would like to read my Basic VMware articles, they are listed at the end of this article for your convenience. In my previous Experts Exchange Articles, most have featured Basic and Intermediate VMware and Virtualisation Topics.

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