This is a new vSphere 5.5 U2 installation.
Windows Server is not available. This is a Linux shop.
I will be using the vCenter Server Appliance 5.5 U2.
I want to install the vSphere Web Client on my Windows 7 professional PC.
I have downloaded VMware-VIMSetup-all-5.5.0-2183112-20140901-update02.iso to obtain the vSphere Web Client.
Is there no way to install the vSphere Web Client 5.5 U2 on Windows 7?
vCenter Server Appliance has integrated Web client Service.
You just need to access http://<vcenter ip>:9443/vsphere-client using a web-browser to access the webclient.
A separate install of Web-client is not required.
I think this is what you are trying to achieve.
vCenter Server Appliance has integrated Web client Service.
You just need to access http://<vcenter ip>:9443/vsphere-client using a web-browser to access the webclient.
A separate install of Web-client is not required.
I think this is what you are trying to achieve.
The web client is only available as a subset of a vCenter instance. There is No standalone installable. Once you have deployed vCSA you will just need to point your local border at the correct URL
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Thank you for the clarification. Sometimes one can't see the forest for the trees! :smileyconfused:
Referring to KB article (2058262): VMware KB: Installing the vSphere 5.5 Web Client on a Microsoft Windows platform
I supplied the following feedback...
I'm a new VMware customer so I realize there is a lot I don't know that others take for granted. Still, KB articles and documentation must accommodate the needs of new users.
To begin, I accept that the vSphere Web Client is needed to manage advanced features and is required for new vSphere 5.5 installations. There are many articles like this one describing how to install it therefore it must be a component I need to install. The original vSphere Client is installed on a Windows workstation so that must be where the vSphere Web Client is also installed. Right? Nowhere in this article does it say it has to be a Windows server let alone the vSphere server. This might be obvious or simply intuitive to someone installing vSphere server but I am deploying the vSphere server appliance. 😞
What needs to be done: