VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 8.0

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Steps to Start a Console

To create an HTML console, load the WebMKS program as a script into an HTML page, after loading the jQuery and jQueryUI libraries.
  • Your machine must have connectivity to vCenter Server and an ESXi host at a known IP address or FQDN.
  • Your machine should have a local HTTP server. Two alternatives are Lighttpd and XAMPP.
  • You need locate and possibly download the jQuery and jQueryUI libraries.
  1. Download the HTML Console SDK from code.vmware.com/sdk/html-console.
    The WebMKS_*.zip file contains the SDK components.
  2. Unzip the archive.
    The
    wmks.min.js
     program appears, along with
    css
     and
    img
     folders.
  3. Create a console display page using HTML from the next section.
  4. If lacking security certificates, permit unsafe connections to vCenter Server and ESXi host.
  5. Get a
    webmks
     ticket using one of the different methods at the end of this chapter.
  6. On the
    wmks.connect
     line, fill in the IP address of the ESXi host, and the VM's
    webmks
     ticket.
When you open the HTML file in a browser, the VM console should appear.

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