Accessing the MOB

The MOB runs in a web browser and is accessed by using the fully-qualified domain name or IP address for the ESXi or vCenter Server system.
To access the MOB, use the following steps.
  1. Start a Web browser.
  2. Enter the fully-qualified domain name (or the IP address) for the ESXi or vCenter Server system:
    https://hostname.yourcompany.com/mob
  3. Enter the user account and password for the system.
    If warning messages regarding the SSL certificate appear, you can disregard them and continue to log in to the MOB, if VMware is the certificate authority and you are not in a production environment.
The MOB reveals the underlying structures of the object model. Seeing the structure in conjunction with the
API Reference Guide
, can help with understanding the model.