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Setting the MIME Type for the Console Installed with GSX Server
1. Open a text editor and do one of the following.
• On a Windows host, write a short batch file called
vmwareGSX-helper.bat. The batch file must contain the following line:
"<path_to_vmwareGSX>" -o "%1"
where the default <path_to_vmwareGSX> is
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware GSX
Server\vmware.exe
• On a Linux host, write a short shell script called
vmware-gsx-helper.sh. The shell script must contain the following
two lines:
#!/bin/sh
"<path_to_vmware-gsx>" -o $1 > /dev/null 2>&1;
where the default <path_to_vmware-gsx> is
/usr/bin/vmware.
2. Save the file in a location of your choice.
Note: On a Linux host, change to the directory where you saved the file and
give yourself permission to execute the file.
chmod +x vmware-gsx-helper.sh
3. Use the browser to connect to the server you want to manage.
4. Click the terminal icon (
console.
5. A dialog box asks what you want to do with the file. Click Advanced.
6. In the New Type dialog box, in the Description of type field, type VMware GSX
Server.
7. In the File extension field, type xvm.
8. In the MIME type field, type application/x-vmware-console.
9. In the Application to use field, type the path to
vmwareGSX-helper.bat or vmware-gsx-helper.sh.
10. Click OK twice. Your browser is now set to launch the console when you click the
terminal icon in the future.
C H A P T E R 4 Managing Virtual Machines and the VMware GSX Server Host
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