VMware ESX 4.0 - GETTING STARTED UPDATE 1 User Manual download pdf (Page 14)

Getting Started with ESX Server 3i Installable

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Starting the VI Client and Logging On to ESX Server 3i

AfteryouinstalltheVI Client,youcanconnecttoyourESX Server 3ihost.

To start a VI Client session

1 LaunchtheVI Client.

Double‐clickashortcutorchoosetheapplicationthroughStart>Programs>

VMware>VMwareInfrastructureClient.

TheVI Clientlogonwindowappears.

2LogontoyourESXServerastheadministrator.

aEntertheIP address

orhostnameyounotedearlier.

bEntertheusernameroot.

cEnterthepasswordyouspecifiedusingthedirectconsole.Ifyoudidnotset

thepasswordusingthedirectconsole,leavethePasswordfieldempty.

3ClickLogin.Asecuritywarningappears.

4Tocontinue,clickIgnore.

Thissecuritywarningmessageoccursbecausethe

VI Clientdetectedacertificate

signedbytheESXServer3ihostitself(defaultsetting).Forhighlysecure

environments,certificatesgeneratedbytrustedthird‐partyarerecommended.You

cansetupthirdpartycertificateslater.

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