VIRTUAL MACHINE CONSOLE
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Working within the virtual machine console is like working at the console of a physical machine. However, unlike physical machines, virtual machines don’t have a keyboard, monitor, and mouse. The virtual machine remote console, available in both vSphere Client and vSphere Web Client, provides the mouse, keyboard, and screen features.
The virtual machine remote console enables you to access the VM’s BIOS, power the virtual machine on and off or reset it, and access the guest operating system. However, it is not normally used to connect to the virtual machine for daily tasks. Instead, Horizon View, Remote Desktop Connection (RDP), Virtual Network Connection (VNC), and other options are normally used to connect to the virtual desktop. The virtual console is usually used for tasks such as configuring hardware or troubleshooting network issues.
Here is how you can access the virtual machine console from vSphere Web Client:
1. log in to the vSphere Web Client. Locate a powered-on virtual machine from the inventory and select it:
2. go to the Summary tab and click the blue Launch Console link:
3. the virtual machine console is now open and you can access the VM’s guest operating system:
