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Using Consoles in the VMware Host Client
You can access a virtual machine through a browser console or through VMware Remote Console (VMRC)
in the VMware Host Client and perform dierent tasks on the virtual machine.
Using Browser Console
N The browser console is not supported for any version of ESXi prior to 6.0. You must use VMRC in
order to access the browser console.
You can use a browser console to gain access to the guest operating system without installing additional
software. For additional console functionalities, such as aaching local hardware, install VMware Remote
Console.
N Currently browser consoles support only US, Japanese and German keyboard layouts. You must
select the desired keyboard layout before opening the console.
Using VMware Remote Console
For a full set of console features, you can download and install VMRC. You can perform a variety of tasks on
the virtual machine, such as restarting and shuing down the virtual machine guest operating system,
resuming and suspending the virtual machine, conguring VMware Tools updates, conguring and
managing the virtual machine and dierent devices, and so on. VMware Workstation™, VMware Fusion™
or VMware Player™ work as VMRC clients so you do not need to download and install VMRC if you have
any of the three installed on your system.
Open a Virtual Machine Console in the VMware Host Client
With the VMware Host Client, you can access the desktop of a virtual machine by launching a console to the
virtual machine. From the console, you can perform tasks in the virtual machine, such as conguring
operating system seings, running applications, monitoring performance, and so on.
Procedure
1 Click Virtual Machines in the VMware Host Client inventory.
2 Select a powered-on virtual machine from the list.
3 Click Console and select an option from the drop-down menu.
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Select Open browser console to view the virtual machine console in a pop-up window.
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Select Open console in new window to view the virtual machine console in a separate window.
About VMware Remote Console
VMware Remote Console, also referred to as VMRC, provides access to virtual machines on remote hosts
and performs console and device operations, such as conguring operating system seings and monitoring
the virtual machine console for VMware vSphere. VMware Remote Console can also modify virtual machine
seings such as RAM, CPU cores, and disks.
For a complete set of console features, download VMware Remote Console.
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