
If you plan to do more, you can script it via the CLI version.


I will go through the Windows Based GUI installation, since I want to install just one vCenter Server. There are two types of installation available – GUI and CLI based for Linux, Mac and Windows. You must download the ISO and mount it on a machine, preferably as close as possible to the datacenter, and run the installer. With version 6.5 there are lots of improvements in the linux based appliance and I wanted to share my installation and configuration experience.įirst of all, the appliance is not delivered in a typical virtual appliance format (OVA or OVF) but in ISO format. I’ve been working with vCenter Server for many years, but always the preferred corporate platform was Windows, so I was using the windows based vCenter.

To turn the tab back to the Configure tab presentation, change false to true.VMware vSphere 6.5 is finally general available and everyone who wants can download and install on their dev/test/prod environments. If you changed the webclient.properties file to revert to the Manage tab presentation, the lines will resemble the following: # Flag to enable the use of a single TOC view for the configuration of inventory objects. Log off from vCenter Server and log in to the corresponding vSphere Web Client.Įxample: Example webclient.properties Configuration.For a Windows-based vCenter Server, the webclient.properties file is located in the C:\ProgramData\VMware\vCenterServer\cfg\vsphere-client folder.For a Linux-based vCenter Server, the webclient.properties file is located in the /etc/vmware/vsphere-client directory.Edit the webclient.properties file and change the flag from true to false.

