Specifications

Administration Guide
156 VMware, Inc.
Starting the Remote Console
Select!the!appropriate!procedure!for!your!remote!workstation!operating!system.
To start the Remote Console on Windows
1Start!the!remote!console!program.
Select:!Start!>!Programs!>!VMware!>!VMware!Remote!Console!
2Fill!in!the!dialog!box!fields!with!information!to!connect!to!the!virtual!machine:
! Host!name!(or!IP!address)
! Your!user!name!
! Your!password!
3Click!Connect.
When!the!connection!is!made,!a!dialog!box!displays!the!paths!to!the!configuration!
files!of!virtual!machines!registered!on!the!server.!
4 Select!the!virtual!machine!you!want!to!connect!to!and!click!OK.
To start the Remote Console on Linux
1Start!the!remote!console!program!by!typing:
vmware-console
2Fill!in!the!dialog!box!
fields!with!information!to!connect!to!the!virtual!machine:!
! The!host!name!(or!IP!address)
! Your!user!name!
! Your!password!
3Click!Connect.
When!the!connection!is!made,!a!dialog!box!displays!the!paths!to!the!configuration!
files!of!virtual!machines!registered!on!the!server.!
4 Select!the!virtual!machine!you!want!to!connect!to!and!click!OK.
N
OTE If!you!launch!the!remote!console!from!the!management!interface!from!
Internet!Explorer!6.0!on!a!system!where!SSL!is!encrypting!your!ESX!Server!
remote!connections,!configure!Internet!Explorer.!See!“Launching!the!Remote!
Console!from!the!Management!Interface!on!an!Encrypted!Server”!on!page 82.