VMware GSX Server 2.5.2

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When you install the server software, a local console and the VMware Remote Console are installed automatically. The local console runs only on the server where the virtual machine is located and is recommended when you need exclusive access to the virtual machine, such as when you install the guest operating system and applications in the virtual machine. The local console runs faster than a remote console (even a remote console on the local host), can utilize full screen mode (for even faster performance), but can only be used when the virtual machine is not connected to by any remote management tools — remote consoles or VMware Scripting APIs. In addition, you cannot perform any power operations on the virtual machine from a browser running the VMware Management Interface.

To run the local console, double-click the VMware GSX Server icon on your desktop.

The remote console lets you manage a virtual machine from the host or remotely from a workstation. It allows other users to connect to this virtual machine at the same time with their own remote consoles and VMware Scripting APIs. Other users can also change the power state of the virtual machine from the management interface.

You should install the remote console on the server as well as at any workstation from which you want to access the virtual machine. This way, you can connect to a virtual machine from the host and give users on other machines the ability to remotely manage this virtual machine at the same time. You can download the remote console from the management interface for an on-the-fly installation on a remote host. For more information, see Downloading Remote Management Packages.

For more information about consoles, see Using Local and Remote Consoles.