Specifications

6 Select Install VMware vSphere Host Update Utility to manage host patches, updates, and upgrades from
this machine and click Next.
For large deployments and for environments with clustered hosts, VMware recommends that you use
vCenter Update Manager instead of the vSphere Host Update Utility.
7 Accept the default installation location and click Next, or click Change to select a different location and
click Next.
8 Click Install to begin the installation.
9 Click Finish to complete the installation.
You can use the vSphere Client to connect to an ESX/ESXi host or to connect to a vCenter Server system.
What to do next
Connect to the host with the vSphere Client.
When you connect to the vCenter Server, use the vCenter Server IP address with your Windows login user
name and password. Use the login credentials appropriate to the Windows machine on which vCenter Server
is installed. The vCenter Server user name and password might be different than the user name and password
that you use for ESX/ESXi.
If the vSphere Client displays security alerts and exceptions when you log in or perform some operations, such
as opening performance charts or viewing the Summary tab, this might mean that your Internet Explorer (IE)
security settings are set to high. If your IE security settings are set to high, enable the Allow scripting of Internet
Explorer web browser control setting in IE.
If you cannot connect to the vCenter Server system, you might need to start the VMware VirtualCenter
Management Webservices service manually. To do this, select Settings > Control Panel > Administrative
Tools > Services > VMware VirtualCenter Management Webservices and start the service. The machine might
require several minutes to start the service.
Start the vSphere Client and Log In to ESXESXi
When you connect to an ESXESXi host with the vSphere Client, you can manage the host as well as all of the
virtual machines that the host manages.
Procedure
1 Start the vSphere Client.
Double-click a shortcut or select Start > Programs > VMware > VMware vSphere Client.
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