

To be able to install this vib file, you will need to log into the command line (SSH) on your VMware ESXi 6.0 hypervisor. If you want to get the direct download link for this file, right click "Copy Download Link" on the downloaded file.ģ. " boxĬonfirm the download of the "esxui-signed-12086396.vib" file. Check the "I have read and agree to the Technical Preview License.On the "VMware Flings" site which references interesting features for various VMware products, you can find the " ESXi Embedded Host Client" fling.Īs you can see, this fling is for VMware ESXi 6 and was officially included in VMware ESXi later (status : Productized). Download the fling : ESXi Embedded Host Client

Accessing the VMware Host Client from VMware ESXi 6.0īy default, if you connect to your VMware ESXi 6.0 server with a web browser, you will arrive on a page with a download link to the "vSphere Client" for Windows thick client appropriate for your version of VMware ESXi.Ģ.Download the fling : ESXi Embedded Host Client.However, thanks to a fling (unofficial feature), you will be able to install the "ESXi Embedded Host Client" which corresponds to the "VMware Host Client" web interface available natively since VMware ESXi 6.5. Here’s what is first in their list: VMware vSphere Client 6.To manage a VMware ESXi 6.0 hypervisor, you must use the "vSphere Client" thick client, whose download link "Download vSphere Client" is available on the default web page of this hypervisor.īy default, you can't manage your VMware ESXi hypervisor, as well as its resources (virtual machines, databanks, etc.) from a web interface. If you, too, miss the vSphere clients, you can make sure you get the latest version from VMWare website, as you cannot get it directly from your host anymore.Īt the time of this writing, the latest update is VMware vSphere Client 6.0 Update 3. I still use it over the web interface for some things such as iSCSI target mapping, port binding, and all those configs. Ever since vSphere 6.5 I’ve bee missing some parts of the vSphere client.
