Specifications

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Connecting to a Virtual Machine from a Windows Host or Client
If you need to view a particular virtual machine’s desktop, you can attach the VMware
Virtual Machine Console and connect to the virtual machine.
1. Start the VMware Virtual Machine Console.
Connecting to the Local GSX Server Host
To quickly connect to the local host, double-click the VMware GSX Server
Console icon on your desktop or choose Start > Programs > VMware > VMware
GSX Server. Go to step 2.
Connecting to any Server from a GSX Server Host
To connect to the server of your choice from a GSX Server host, double-click the
VMware Virtual Machine Console icon on your desktop or choose Start >
Programs > VMware > VMware Virtual Machine Console.
The VMware Virtual Machine Console - Connect to Host dialog box appears.
Choose whether to connect to the local host or another GSX Server host.
• To connect the console to a virtual machine on the local host, select Local
Host then click OK.
• To connect to a virtual machine on another GSX Server host, select Remote
Host, specify the host name, user name and password to connect to that host,
then click OK.