

Secure Shell merely establishes an in-band connection to the same the vCenter Appliance Shell, and BASH shell that the VMRC does. To access the VMRC of your VCSA, open either the Embedded Host Client to the ESXi currently hosting your VCSA ( ) or the Web Client itself ( ), and right-click on the VCSA instance to choose “open Console” Open VMware Remote Console VMware Remote Console LoginĪfter you login with the root user and password, you will have options to run API commands directly or start a BASH shell. The VMRC is an out-of-band console, meaning that if the VCSA has failed to boot or experienced a critical system issue (like a purple screen), then you will see that in the VMRC window and be able to react accordingly. Use the VMRC of the VCSA to access the Appliance Shell, and allows you to start a BASH shell for systems management. The VCSA has a VMware Remote Console, just like any other VM. Use Update Manager (now integrated in VCSA)Ĭonsoles and connectivity to VCSA 6.5 VMware Remote Console Manage VMware vSphere Single Sign On (SSO) Use Active Directory as an Identity Source Patch and update vCenter Operating System

In reality, the VCSA is no more complicated to access or manage than the (now deprecated) Windows vCenter Server, but you need to know which console to access to perform specific tasks: vCenter Task (VCSA / Windows)Ĭhange local root / administrator password VCenter Windows and VCSA consoles compared: VCSA Console This is especially true with the VMware vCenter Server Appliance ( VCSA), as it presents a several new console choices to the administrator. John Borhek Linux, Operating Systems, VCSA, VMware, VMware vCenter, VMware vSphere October 13, 2017īeing successful with VMware vSphere is largely about understanding “ Who’s on first, What’s on second and Idunno’s on third,” at any given point in time.
