VMware GSX Server 2.5.2Features | Documentation | Knowledge Base | Discussion Forums From the management interface, you can download installation packages for the VMware Remote Console. Packages are available for Linux and Windows hosts; download the package appropriate to the host machine on which it is to be installed. Downloading the remote console and installing it allows you to quickly launch the remote console from the management interface and manage virtual machines.
To download a package from the Login page, select it from the menu, then click Download. To download a remote console package from the Status Monitor page, click the link at the bottom of the page for the appropriate installation file. This allows you to quickly download the console you need without logging out of the management interface. The download menu can be customized to suit your users' needs. For example, if your site uses the VMware Scripting APIs, you can add their installers to the download menu. Client packages containing the VMware Remote Console and the VMware Scripting APIs are available on your GSX Server CD-ROM or in the packages you downloaded from the VMware Web site. The client packages are called: You can expand these archives and place the API installer files in a readily available area, then modify the download menu on the Login page to point to them. You can add more files to the download menu, hide items already listed and even hide the link or the menu itself. Click the Customize this menu link on the Login page and follow the instructions there. Note: On a GSX Server for Windows host with the VMware Management Interface installed, you can find the installers for the remote console and scripting APIs in C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Management Interface\htdocs\vmware\bin. This folder contains:
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