The ESXi Embedded Host Client has been officially released for ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 and ESXi 6.5. We continue to release Fling versions with the latest bug fixes and features. Fling features are not guaranteed to be implemented into the product. The ESXi Embedded Host Client is a native HTML and JavaScript application and is served directly from your ESXi host!
It should perform much better than any of the existing solutions. Please note that the Host Client cannot be used to manage vCenter. We welcome any feedback and bug reports. You can post your feedback here on the VMware Labs site, in the VMware.com community forums, or using the Host Client's built-in Feedback tool under the Help menu. Download the VIB.
If you are looking to automate installation of the latest VIB, we also provide a copy of the latest VIB. Known Issues.
I run a prototype software in the guest OS Windows XP on the host Mac OS X 10.6.8 within VirtualBox 4.1.23 r80870, displayed fullscreen on the Mac, and on the Mac side running the screen recording software Silverback 2.5.7 (521). Share Local Drives and Folders using Oracle VM VirtualBox with a Guest Windows OS. Windows and Mac. Once downloaded, setup a Guest OS (for which you can follow VM VirtualBox’s provided instructions – installing Guest OS is not discussed here). Bypass the Password Login Screen on Windows 8.
On hosts using ESXi 6.0 Update 1 or lower and ESXi 5.5 Patch 8 or lower which are assigned a VMware vSphere Hypervisor license (the free license from VMware.com), all modification operations will fail silently. This issue has been resolved in ESXi 6.0 U2 and 5.5 Patch 8. Hosts with ESXi 6.0 before Update 2 which have a sub-domain name with a combined cookie size of 8KB in-browser web console sessions may fail to initialize. A workaround is to clear cookies or run the host client in an incognito-type window, or alternatively, use the standalone VMware Remote Console application. For ESXi 5.5 hosts, in-browser consoles are not supported. Please use VMware Remote Console (VMRD) to access guest VM consoles. For ESXi 5.5 hosts before Update 2, you must ensure to append a trailing / (forward slash) to the URL after /ui.
The URL must be What's missing? The Embedded Host Client is currently undergoing development.
We are working hard to bring the functionality level to that of the vSphere Client, but we're not there yet. The ESXi Embedded Host Client has been officially released for ESXi 5.5, ESXi 6.0 and ESXi 6.5. We continue to release Fling versions with the latest bug fixes and features. Fling features are not guaranteed to be implemented into the product. Installation The easiest way to install a VIB is to download it directly on the ESXi host. Alternatively, you can download it to your local machine and use scp to push it to your ESXi Host. All installation techniques require you to enable SSH on your ESXi host, using DCUI or the vSphere web client.
If your ESXi host has internet access, you can install directly from URL. Ssh root@ esxcli software vib install -v where is the URL to the VIB from the VMware.com Flings website or somewhere you have locally hosted it.
If the VIB installation completes successfully, you should now be able to navigate a web browser to and the login page should be displayed. If you have downloaded the VIB to your local machine, you will need to push it to ESXi using scp. Scp /path/to/downloaded/vib/esxui.vib root@:/tmp ssh root@ esxcli software vib install -v /tmp/esxui.vib Upgrade ssh root@ esxcli software vib update -v You may need to clear the cache in your browser to see the updated version. Removal To remove the ESXi embedded host client from your ESXi host, you can use esxcli.
Ssh root@ esxcli software vib remove -n esx-ui Other Resources.