Getting Started
If you need to access this host remotely, use the following program to install vSphere Client software. After running the installer, start the client and log in to this host.
Please note that the traditional vSphere Client does not support features added to vSphere in the 5.1 and 5.5 releases. The traditional vSphere Client is intended for use if you need to connect directly to an ESXi host, are performing certain vSphere Update Manager operations, or are running vCenter Plug-ins that support only the vSphere Client such as vCenter Site Recovery Manager or vCenter Multi-Hypervisor Manager.
You can take advantage of the fullest range of functionality introduced or updated in this release by using the vSphere Web Client.
To streamline your IT operations with vSphere, use the following program to install vCenter. vCenter will help you consolidate and optimize workload distribution across ESX hosts, reduce new system deployment time from weeks to seconds, monitor your virtual computing environment around the clock, avoid service disruptions due to planned hardware maintenance or unexpected failure, centralize access control, and automate system administration tasks.
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