Open console with vSphere Client on Windows 8

[atle2]

Hi,

I have upgraded my Windows 7 to Windows 8 (Consumer Preview). The vSphere Client (5.0.0) seems to work, but I get an error when I try to open the console screen on a VM (like in right click the VM and choose Open Console). The error message is:

The VMRC console disconnected...attempting to reconnect.

I have tried to reinstall the vSphere Client (I had to run the setup file in Windows 7 compatibility mode), and I have tried to run as administrator and in compatibility mode, but no luck.

Does anyone have a clue?

[UmeshAhuja]

Hi,

Might be below problem

If you have a web cam in the guest computer that runs the cSphere client then

--> kill the proces called "fixCamera.exe".

--> stop the host server

--> close the vSphere client.

--> open it again and try again

[atle2]

I do have a webcam on the laptop, but there are no process called "fixCamera.exe" (probably for a different webcam).

Does this work at all in Windows 8 for someone?

[Anajera20111014]

I have te same problem in windows 8 and vsphere client 5 (with vsphere client 4.1 works fine), check de firewall configuration maybe it is blocking the connection between vcenter and vsphere client.

[tiberias70]

I have same problem I try without firewall antivirus it's the same the issue persist.

[bolsen]

The problem still exists in client build 755629.

Has anyone found a fix for this?

[tiberias70]

Same problem with the 5.1 client, no choice you can use the web console, in fact for the next version of vmware 5.1 the viclient no longuer exist.

[atle2]

It works for me now. I have Windows 8 build 9200, vSphere client 5.1.0 build 786111 and vCenter server 5.1.0 build 880146.

It was not enough to upgrade the client, you must also upgrade the vCenter server. I have not upgraded the ESXi-hosts yet, so that was not necessary.

Atle

[tiberias70]

You can use VGC to open console in vcenter 5.0 or 4.X you can use also vmware workstation.

http://labs.vmware.com/flings/vgc

[vduvernet]

Hi,

haven't you tried with compatibility mode ?

Follow this article (which works for me) :

http://www.windows7hacker.com/index.php/2012/09/how-to-install-vmware-vsphere-client-on-windows-8/

Vincent

[bolsen]

Just FYI VMware-viclient-all-5.0.0-913577 works in Win8 (both install and console work OK).