VM Console Access to vRA users

[TheVMinator]

Other than remote desktop and rdesktop and vSphere Web Client are there any console access solutions that either vRA or vCD provides that can allow a user to access their VM console so they can do things like boot their VM and enter function keys to get into the BIOS or reset their RHEL root password?

[admin · Accepted solution]

Sure, 6.2 provides VMRC as part of the integrated functionality. It functions the same as it does in the vSphere Web client. You can use it with vCD as well. There is a standalone functionality, or you can use it through the browser, it just requires a plugin installation. In vRA the functionality falls under two places to enable that functionality: Blueprints and Entitlements. You can specify it in the blueprint, and that will carry over to entitlements if it's not explicitly set in entitlements.

docs: vRealize Automation 6.2 Documentation Center

virtuallGhetto: http://www.virtuallyghetto.com/2014/10/standalone-vmrc-vm-remote-console-re-introduced-in-vsphere-5-...

[TheVMinator]

ok thanks!