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How to connect VI Client 2.5 to VMware Server 2.0

March 4, 2008 by Eric Reitz

With the new VMware Server 2.0 Beta, if you have installed it the web interface is not the best yet for some real use and if you are using Windows 2008 as the host the 1.0.4 will not install nice. But there is a better way to use this install and get all the goodies that come with Virtual Infrastructure products from VMware.

You will need to install the Virtual Infrastructure Client (VI Client) 2.5.
You will need to have your ports open if you have your firewall up the defaults it takes are 8333 (SSL) 8222 (normal)
On the VI Client for server put in https://<servername>:8333 or http://<servername>:8222 or what ever ports you choose at install.
Then add your Admin account to the host for Username and Password

My setup:

Dell PowerEdge 1800
Host: Windows 2008 64bit Enterprise
2 CPU 3.6GHz
Ram: 6GB
600GB RAID5 HDD

For more screenshots: http://ictfreak.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/vmware-manage-vmware-server-with-the-vi-client/

Posted in 2008, Microsoft, Server, VMware, Windows | Tagged 2008, Microsoft, Server, VMware, Windows | 15 Comments

15 Responses

on March 6, 2008 at 11:55 PM | Reply M, Katta

Yes, I am using VpxClient 2.5 connected to VMware Server 2.0 beta on Windows XP.
VpxClient is installed VMware-viclient.exe at VMware-vix-e.x.p-632131.i386.tar.gz (for Linux)
This choice is very nice, faster then Web UI (by IE-6).
on April 7, 2008 at 1:44 AM | Reply bob

hi great site thanks
on July 18, 2008 at 7:51 AM | Reply mr.bryce

just what i was missing

thnx a bunch
on August 4, 2008 at 8:34 AM | Reply RST

I use both: VMware-viclient_2.5.0.64217 and Firefox with VMX-Plugin for connect to VMware-server-2.0.0-101586 . It works.
on August 27, 2008 at 12:33 PM | Reply tv

cool site thx ==)
on August 27, 2008 at 12:42 PM | Reply tube

great work thanks see u
on August 27, 2008 at 1:00 PM | Reply leonardo

ok but what ports for the console?
on August 27, 2008 at 1:09 PM | Reply tube

nice thanks thanks

see u =)
on August 27, 2008 at 1:34 PM | Reply Eric Reitz

add the ports at the end of the servername

Like

http://servername:portnumber
on September 18, 2008 at 5:30 AM | Reply Sean

Stellar, just what I needed… thanks!
on September 26, 2008 at 8:32 AM | Reply Alok

Just what was needed. The only limitation seems to be the configuration for a VM on Server 2.0 can’t be edited using VI. You still need to use the web interface for this.
- on July 22, 2009 at 10:09 AM | Reply ARC
  
  The web interface generates VMs using hardware version 7 while the VI uses hardware version 4.
  
  If you create VMs with either they cannot be edited by the other.
on January 17, 2009 at 1:28 PM | Reply Bill Gates

Excellent,

This is what I needed.
on February 22, 2009 at 10:37 AM | Reply O meu pequeno Datacenter « César Sequeira

[...] apostar novamente no VMware Server 2.0 e desta vez, procurei uma solução diferente. Foi aí que encontrei o VMware Infrastructure [...]
on January 11, 2012 at 3:50 AM | Reply Vicky

it’s great to have the standalone client. the web admin interface sucks.
i will try this. thanks.