Access to VMWare ESX 3.5/Virtual Center From Mac OS X

[mtalebi1]

Hello all,

Is there a way to get the VMWare Infrastructure client to run natively in Mac OS X or for me to connect through the VMWare web access to connect to a VMWare ESX 3.5 server?

[weinstein5]

Welcome to the Forums - not natively - the VI client is built around .NET - only thing you can do natively from MAC OS X is use Web Access to manage the VMs on your ESX host - or get a copy Fusion and run a windows VM on top of your MAC

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[mtalebi1]

Thanks. I do use VMWare Fusion with VMWare Infrastructure client in a Windows XP vm but it can get a little choppy at times. It will do if I can't get web access to work.

I tried to connect via Web Access but when I click on "Install Plugin" after I try to get to a VM's console, my Firefox 3.0.1 browser doesn't seem to respond. I have added our server's IP to the list of allowable sites to install add-ons in the security tab of the Firefox preferences. Do I have to do anything else to get Web Access to work?

Has VMWare made any announcements regarding Mac OS X future support? Thanks!

[mlangguth]

VC support for OSX was announced last week at VMworld, although there's not timetable for release.

[polysulfide]

It should run seamlessly with Parallels.

http://www.parallels.com

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http://communities.vmware.com/blogs/polysulfide

VI From Concept to Implementation

[aleph0]

Install Fusion--> Install XP 32 Bit --> Install VIC.

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[mtalebi2]

I already have fusion and windows xp installed. The reason I made this post was because of how poorly the infrastructure client performs under fusion.

[aleph0]

sorry for too quick answer.

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