Specifications

Basic System Administration
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VI Web Access
VI WebAccessistheWebinterfacethroughwhichyoucanmanageyourvirtual
machines.VI WebAccessisinstalledwhenyouinstallESXServer.AswiththeVI
Client,VIWebAccesscaneitherbeusedtoconnectdirectlytoanESXServerhostorto
VirtualCenter.ThefunctionalityofVI WebAccess
isasubsetofVIClientfunctionality.
TheVI WebAccessconsoleprovidesaremotemouse‐keyboard‐screen(MKS)forthe
virtualmachines.Youcaninteractwithaguestoperatingsystemrunninginavirtual
machineandconnectremotelytothevirtualmachine’smouse,keyboard,andscreen.
Forinformationonhowto
useVI WebAccesstoconfigurevirtualmachinesforESX
ServerandVirtualCenter,seetheVirtualInfrastructureWebAccessAdministrator’sGuide.
VIWebAccessusesaWebinterfaceandaninternetconnectiontoaccessyourESX
ServerorVirtualCenterServer.
To log in to VI Web Access
1 LaunchyourWebbrowser.
2EntertheURLofyourESXServer
orVirtualCenterServerinstallation:
https://<host or server name>/ui
TheVIWebAccessloginpageappears.
Theloginpagecontainsfieldsforyourusernameandpassword.Thisusername
andpasswordarethesamecredentialsyouwoulduseifyouconnectedusingthe
VIClient.Also,thesamepermissionsareusedtodetermineifausercanviewand

manipulateobjects.VI WebAccessdoesnothaveitsownconceptofusersor
permissions.