Infrastrucutre Client Update Error

[Aegis]

Hi all,

I am currently having problems logging in to our virtual centre server. I have downloaded the infrastructure client from one of our esx servers, when i attempt to login to the virtual centre i am told the client needs to be updated. I click ok and the update is downloaded, it then comes back with an error as follows as it is trying to install the update:

"error reading setup initialization file"

The update then stops so i cant log in to the virtual centre from this machine, any ideas???

Andy

[Troy_Clavell]

have you tried going to the FQDN or IP of your vCenter Server and just dowloading the client and doing a standalone install?

[Aegis]

Will try that thanks. Although for some reason when i browse to the IP of the virtual centre server using IE it gives me a bizarre certificate error!!

[Troy_Clavell]

just ignore the certificate error and "Continue to this website", there, under Getting Started, you will be able to download the VIC.

[Aegis]

Its not the usual certficate error you would comes across (see attached), strange but you can simply click cancel and continue anyway!!

[Aegis]

Sorted now thanx having downloaded the client from the vc again. It is a newer version than the esx version and asks if you want to enable the update feature. Nothing like taking an hour to do 30 seconds work!!

[Troy_Clavell]

I don't enable the update feature, but that's just me. My vCenter server is where I download the VIC and it's always at our above the build level of my ESX hosts.

[Troy_Clavell]

One other thing.... You could always get the client from the vCenter media. It's located under the vpx folder.