{"id":1533,"date":"2015-01-13T22:50:19","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T22:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=1533"},"modified":"2015-01-13T22:50:19","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T22:50:19","slug":"how-to-install-vmware-vsphere-client-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsoftgeek.com\/?p=1533","title":{"rendered":"How to Install VMware vSphere Client 4"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have\u00a0installed VMware ESXi server, you can manage the ESXi server using vSphere client. vSphere client works only on Windows host. If you don\u2019t have vSphere client installed, download it from your local VMware Server home page. i.e go to http:\/\/{your-vmware-server-ip} to download vSphere client.<\/p>\n<p>The direct url to download vSphere client from your installation of VMware server is: https:\/\/{your-vmware-server-ip}\/client\/VMware-viclient.exe<\/p>\n<h3>Install vSphere Client<\/h3>\n<p>Launch the VMware-vicilent.exe and follow the instructions to complete the setup. It is very straight forward.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"VMware ESX vSphere Client Install\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.thegeekstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/vsphere-install.png\" width=\"504\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since you are installing vSphere client to manage the newly installed ESXi 4.0 server, you don\u2019t need to select the \u2018Install vSphere Host Update Utility\u2019 check-box in the following screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"vSphere Host Utility VMware ESX\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.thegeekstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/vsphere-host-utility.png\" width=\"504\" height=\"386\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Login to vSphere Client<\/h3>\n<p>After the installation, launch the vSphere client utility from your Windows host and provide the following information:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ip-address of the VMware ESXi server.<\/li>\n<li>User name: root<\/li>\n<li>Password:\u00a0root password\u00a0for the ESXi server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"vSphere Client Login Screen\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.thegeekstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/vsphere-login.png\" width=\"420\" height=\"378\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Ignore Security Warning<\/h3>\n<p>You might get a pop-up message about the security warning. Select the \u2018Install this certificate and do not display any security warnings for {your-ip-address}\u201d check-box and click on \u2018Ignore\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>VMware ESXi server is free. But, you should register at vmware website to get a license key. If you have not updated the ESXi server with the license key, you might also get the following \u201cVMware Evaluation Notice\u201d warning message.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"vSphere evaluation mode\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.thegeekstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/vsphere-evaluation-mode.png\" width=\"362\" height=\"249\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>VMware vSphere Client<\/h3>\n<p>You are now successfully logged-in to the vSphere client as shown below. In the upcoming articles, we\u2019ll explain how to create new VM using vSphere client and how to manage a ESXi server using this utility.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"vSphere Client Summary\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/static.thegeekstuff.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/06\/vsphere-client-summary.png\" width=\"576\" height=\"521\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have\u00a0installed VMware ESXi server, you can manage the ESXi server using vSphere client. vSphere client works only on Windows host. If you don\u2019t have vSphere client installed, download it from your local VMware Server home page. i.e go to http:\/\/{your-vmware-server-ip} to download vSphere client. 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