Sunday, November 11, 2012

Step by step installation of vSphere 5.1 Web Client

The installation is a next, next process from the vCenter Server CD. This is a tutorial setting up after installation completed.

Please note that the vSphere Web Server and the vCenter Server and SSO all were setup on the same server.

After initial installation access the vSphere Web Client administration tool by browsing to https://localhost:9443/admin-app/

This will take you to the following screen. Click on register vCenter Server.


This took me to the following screen.


After filling in the details click  the register button.

It gives the following error as in the screen shot below.


After browsing through the net, I came across the community thread  http://communities.vmware.com/thread/343085?start=0&tstart=0

According to one of the answers, I managed to overcome the major issue of getting it working.

I managed to get to the webclient using the url https://<vcenter server IP>:9443/vsphere-client/
login as the admin@system-domain. This is the account when you setup the Single Sign-On when installing the vCenter server for the first time.

Click on Administration



On the next screen select SSO Users and Groups



Click on Groups tab and select _Administrators_


Click on the blue man icon "Add Principals"


From the drop down select the vCenter server.


Select the local accounts you setup on vCenter server and click add.


After adding click ok and logout from the current session and then login as the local account on the vCenter Server. Then you will notice that the vCenter server has been registered and can work on your newly setup vSphere Web client.





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