Check out my blog and let me know if you have additional questions.
http://www.doublecloud.org/2010/02/3-easy-ways-connecting-to-your-vm-in-private-cloud/
Steve JIN
Author of VMware VI and vSphere SDK (Prentice Hall)
Creator of open source vSphere (VI) Java API(Tutorial, Testimonials, Download, Samples)
Blog: DoubleCloud.ORG ( Top 10 Best Practices,[Common Mistakes|http://www.doublecloud.org/2010/01/31/common-mistakes-using-vmware-vi-and-vsphere-sdk/], Tiny REST API)
Here is a script you can use to generate the VM remote URLs:
You can easily just embed the list in a simple html and post it on intranet/etc.
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VMware vExpert 2009
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Thanks for the help but I don't want end users accessing the VC.
I have build a complete management site for people to deploy, destory, rebuild and give access to their defined usere to servers.
The last part is making the console work in the site, not external.
Steve,
Thanks, I will try out your option 2 as this seems to be what I need.
Then I would recommend either #2 or #3 as Steve mentioned in his blog.
There was also a similar question in another forum and the user decided to use VNC and add the appropriate .vmx entries to the VM to allow VNC connections, you can take a look at the thread here:
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William Lam
VMware vExpert 2009
VMware ESX/ESXi scripts and resources at:
VMware Code Central - Scripts/Sample code for Developers and Administrators
If you find this information useful, please award points for "correct" or "helpful".