Vcenter 6.5 Thick Client

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I think you're getting a bit confused here. There are two options for VCentre - On windows or on an appliance, the VCentre install on Windows is largely end of life so you're better off installing the appliance.

As of vSphere 6.5, VMware is discontinuing the installable desktop vSphere Client, one of the clients provided in vSphere 6.0 and earlier. VSphere 6.5 does not support this client and it is not included in the product download. VSphere 6.5 introduces the new HTML5-based vSphere Client, which ships with vCenter Server alongside the vSphere Web.

As for the thick client (Sometimes called the C# client or the installable client), that is also end of life.

Now, there are also two web clients - the flash version that has all the functionality of the thick client and is horrible to use and the HTML 5 client which has 80% or so of all the functionality of the flash version and is simply gorgeous and lovely.

To complicate things further - the HTML 5 client is only available on VCentre 6.5, it's possible to use on 6.0 via fling (VMware beta type software). It is not possible to use on 5.5 which only has the flash client.

In short, move to 6.5, install the VCSA appliance and use the HTML 5 client for everything that you can. Use the flash client if you must.

Posted by1 year ago
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I physically can't do my fucking job with the web client

All I want in this fucking life is to add a few datastores to the vsc backup job.

That's all! 4 fucking clicks on the normal client! But what a joy, you can't use the normal client with vsc anymore and you are forced to the web class client.

30 minutes later it finally logs in and I can access the back up job, click edit and it never opens.

90 minutes. 90 long fucking minutes I am trying to do what took 4 clicks on the normal client.

I still can't do it , I'm reading commands for the vsc powershell to try and work around the shit web client.

Made in india video song. I seriously can't understand how retarded can you be and force your clients to work with a shit web client, Premiere pro effects presets.

The only feature the web client has is a rope to hang myself with

EDIT: Thanks for popping my gold fellow hater of shit web clients!

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