On the next two tabs we have Configuration and System Information. We’ve got host resources and utilization, license mode, ESXi image, hardware specifics and even a performance summary.Īs we dig into the Hardware tab here we have all of the hosts information including CPUs, Memory, basic networking and storage. Once logged in we’re presented with a somewhat familiar looking interface that’s got some handy host information displayed. Pretty basic credential prompt along with a link to the documentation.
Vsphere 6.5 windows client password#
We’re presented with the following Username and Password prompt. Instead of the vSphere C# client we now have to open a browser and enter the hosts IP address. Once it is installed we immediately have to change our workflow. Nothing new to see there so no point showing it. A quick series of F11’s and Enter keys and ESXi is installed, a quick reboot and enter some IP Addresses and you’re done.
Vsphere 6.5 windows client install#
I won’t bore you with the ESXi install onto the server. I’ll be following up with an article detailing what it looks like configuring ESXi 6.5 using the VMware Host Client by connecting to a network, adding storage and creating a VM. In this article I’m going to focus on the look and feel as well as detail a few new features and the layout. If you were wondering, once you’ve installed ESXi 6.5 onto your server you can still use the old vSphere 6.0 C# Client to connect to the host and do basic management of it, but where’s the fun in that? Whatever you want to call it, the VMware Host Client is the new way to configure or manage a host once you’ve installed ESXi onto your server hardware. I’ve heard/read it called the ESXi Host Client, vSphere Host Client and just the Host Client. So I actually went to the documentation for the proper name of the VMware Host Client. I’ll be covering as many new components and features of vSphere 6.5 as possible here so sit back and enjoy! VMware Host Client – Introduction This is my first attempt at a series and I decided to make it about vSphere 6.5.
VMware vSphere 6.5 Series (Part 1) – VMware Host Client – Introduction.