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Procedure
1 In the vSphere Web Client, navigate to a link to download the Client Integration Plug-in.
Option
vSphere Web Client login page
Guest OS Details panel
OVF deployment wizard
Virtual machine console
2 If the browser blocks the installation either by issuing certificate errors or by running a pop-up blocker,
follow the Help instructions for your browser to resolve the problem.
Install or Upgrade the vSphere Web Client
The vSphere Web Client lets you connect to a vCenter Server system to manage your vSphere deployment
through a browser.
If an earlier version of the vSphere Web Client is installed, this procedure upgrades the vSphere Web Client.
N vCenter Server 5.5 supports connection between vCenter Server and vCenter Server components by
OTE
IP address only if the IP address is IPv4-compliant. To connect to a vCenter Server system in an IPv6
environment, you must use the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or host name of the vCenter Server.
The best practice is to use the FQDN, which works in all cases, instead of the IP address, which can change if
assigned by DHCP.
Prerequisites
Download the vCenter Server installer. See
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Verify that the system has an Internet connection.
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Verify that the system meets the software requirements for the vSphere Web Client. See
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Client Software Requirements,"
Before you install or upgrade any vSphere product, synchronize the clocks of all machines on the
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vSphere network. See
Install vCenter Single Sign-On, or upgrade to the current version.
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Verify that the vSphere Web Client and vCenter Server are registered to the same vCenter Single Sign-
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On server, to ensure that the vSphere Web Client can access the vCenter Server inventory.
Close all browsers before installing or uninstalling the vSphere Web Client.
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Log in as a member of the Administrators group on the host machine, with a user name that does not
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contain any non-ASCII characters.
VMware, Inc.
Description
a Open a Web browser and type the URL for the vSphere Web Client.
b At the bottom of the vSphere Web Client login page, click Download
Client Integration Plug-in.
This option is not available for browsers that run on a Mac OS.
a Select a virtual machine in the inventory and click the Summary tab.
b Click Download Plug-in.
a Select a host in the inventory and select Actions > All vCenter Actions
> Deploy OVF Template.
b Click Download Client Integration Plug-in.
This option is not available for Microsoft Internet Explorer, and for
browsers that run on a Mac OS.
a Select a virtual machine in the inventory, click the Summary tab, and
click Launch Console.
b At the top right corner of the virtual machine console window, click
Download Client Integration Plugin.
"Download the vCenter Server Installer,"
on page 22.
"Synchronizing Clocks on the vSphere Network,"
Chapter 5 After You Install vCenter Server
on page 61.
"vSphere Web
on page 59.
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