{"id":901,"date":"2010-07-17T11:04:39","date_gmt":"2010-07-17T16:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/?p=901"},"modified":"2010-07-17T11:04:39","modified_gmt":"2010-07-17T16:04:39","slug":"vsphere-4-1-batteries-client-not-included","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasemccarty.com\/blog\/vsphere-4-1-batteries-client-not-included\/","title":{"rendered":"vSphere 4.1 – Batteries (Client) Not Included in ESX\/ESXi"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nvSphere 4.1 is out.<\/p>\n

You have already upgraded VMware vCenter Server to 4.1.<\/p>\n

You realize that you downloaded vCenter Server 4.1 and either your ESX 4.1 or ESXi 4.1 media.<\/p>\n

But<\/strong>… You didn’t download the vSphere 4.1 client<\/em>.\u00a0 Remember that the 4.1 client is not included<\/span> in the installation of ESX or ESXi.<\/p>\n

Now when connecting to an ESX\/ESXi host with an older client, the same installer in the past would allow download of the client from the host.
\nThis is no longer the case:
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The host redirects the updater to vsphereclient.vmware.com to download the client.\u00a0 This can be a long process, or a short process, depending on your connection speed, as well as proxy settings, etc.<\/p>\n

Never fear, even though VMware didn’t bundle the client with ESX\/ESXi, it is still available to download from your vCenter Server.
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Or you can connect to the vCenter Server first to upgrade the vSphere client.
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Either way is better than having to download the client from VMware.<\/p>\n

Update: How to have your ESXi installation point to your vCenter download URL<\/strong><\/p>\n

From Tech Support Mode, modify clients.xml on the ESXi installation
\n\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

The command is vi \/usr\/lib\/vmware\/hostd\/docroot\/client\/clients.xml<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The format of the file looks like this:<\/p>\n

<ConfigRoot>
\n<clientConnection id=”0000″>
\n<authdPort>902<\/authdPort>
\n<version>4<\/version>
\n<exactVersion>4.1.0<\/exactVersion>
\n<patchVersion>1.0.0<\/patchVersion>
\n<apiVersion>v4.1<\/apiVersion>
\n<downloadUrl>http:\/\/vsphereclient.vmware.com\/vsphereclient\/2\/5\/8\/9\/0\/2\/VMware-viclient-all-4.1.0-258902.exe<\/downloadUrl>
\n<\/clientConnection>
\n<\/ConfigRoot><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To change this, replace the <downloadURL> tag with the URL to your vCenter Server.\u00a0 I replaced this line to match my download URL, my clients.xml looks like this:<\/p>\n

<ConfigRoot>
\n<clientConnection id=”0000″>
\n<authdPort>902<\/authdPort>
\n<version>4<\/version>
\n<exactVersion>4.1.0<\/exactVersion>
\n<patchVersion>1.0.0<\/patchVersion>
\n<apiVersion>v4.1<\/apiVersion>
\n<downloadUrl>https:\/\/vcenter.jasemccarty.com\/client\/VMware-viclient.exe<\/downloadUrl>
\n<\/clientConnection>
\n<\/ConfigRoot><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now press :w!<\/strong> to save the file, followed by :q!<\/strong> to exit vi.<\/p>\n

Now your ESXi host will point to your vCenter server to download the vSphere client.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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