Install The Vsphere Client; Start The Vsphere Client And Log In To Esx - VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 Getting Started

3 Click Download the vSphere Client under Getting Started.
4 Click Yes in the security warning dialog box that appears.
What to do next

Install the vSphere Client.

Install the vSphere Client
The vSphere Client enables you to connect to an ESX/ESXi host and to a vCenter Server system.
The vSphere Client must be installed on a Windows machine that has network access to the ESX host and
Internet access.
Procedure
1 Run the vSphere Client installer.
In the vCenter Server installer, double-click the
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click VMware vSphere Client.
If you downloaded the vSphere Client, double-click the
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2 Choose a language for the installer and click OK.
3 When the Welcome screen appears, click Next.
4 Select I agree to the terms in the license agreement and click Next.
5 Type your user name and company name and click Next.
6 Select Install VMware vSphere Host Update Utility to manage host patches, updates, and upgrades from
this machine and click Next.
7 Accept the default installation location and click Next, or click Change to select a different location and
click Next.
8 Click Install to begin the installation.
9 Click Finish to complete the installation.
What to do next
Connect to the host with the vSphere Client.

Start the vSphere Client and Log In to ESX

When you connect to an ESX host with the vSphere Client, you can manage the host as well as all of the virtual
machines that the host manages.
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file at
autorun.exe C:\<vc-installer location>\
VMware-viclient.exe
Getting Started with ESX
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file.
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