VMware VirtualCenter 1.0 Support Documentation

 Prev   Contents   Last   Next 

The Console tab is available when you select a virtual machine object from the inventory panel of the navigation bar. The Console tab displays a blank screen when the virtual machine selected is not powered on. When the virtual machine is powered on, the Console tab displays the running console of the virtual machine. When you select the Console tab, a popout version of the console is also available by clicking on the Console toolbar button.

Inventory > Virtual Machine > Console Tab

The Console window provides live access to the virtual machine console from within the VirtualCenter client, and allows you to interact with the operations of the virtual machine. A detachable virtual machine Console window can be operated independently from the VirtualCenter client by selecting the appropriate virtual machine from the inventory panel and clicking the Console option in the Inventory toolbar. This separate console operates in addition to, not to the exclusion of, the embedded console.

The behavior of the VirtualCenter client console is similar to but not an exact duplicate of the Remote Console provided with the VMware platform products, such as ESX Server and GSX Server. For example, the Quick-Switch mode, (for switching between console windows), and the Snapshot and Full Screen options are not included in VirtualCenter. The VirtualCenter client console does not provide access to selected functions (such as power or configuration operations) of the virtual machine. These tasks are handled through the VirtualCenter client.