ESXi family VDSs run on the VMware vSphere ESXi hypervisor. To manage them, you need to download and install the appropriate client: http://vsphereclient.vmware.com/vsphereclient/VMware-viclient-all-6.0.0.exe (~341 MB) Attention! This instruction is applicable only for managing virtual machines running on the ESXi hypervisor version 6.5.0 and below. For new versions of ESXi, you should use the WEBUI management method (see information here). Data for access to the hypervisor server is provided free of charge. To obtain them, you need to contact the support service. VMware vSphere Client requires Windows 7 or later to run. w143 After launching the client, in the window that opens, a list of VDS is available on the left, and tabs for managing it and monitoring it on the right: Getting Started - shutdown and pause, as well as limited editing of properties; Summary, Resource Allocation, Performance - general information about the system and resource consumption statistics; Events - system events; Console - console; Permissions - information about access rights. w144 It is recommended to access the console through the VDS context menu: w145 Buttons for shutting down and restarting VDS are also available in the toolbar of the separately opened console window. w146 Important! The ISO image can only be mounted when the virtual machine (VPS) is turned on. In the same place, you can connect an ISO image from the client's local computer to the virtual DVD drive. w147 In order to load the VDS from the connected image, it is enough to restart it. This can be done either in the same way as described earlier, or by simultaneously pressing <Ctrl>+<Alt>+<Insert>. Note that if you click the mouse in the console window, it will exclusively capture keyboard input. In order to release it, you must simultaneously press <Ctrl> + <Alt>. There are two ways to get into the BIOS, for example, to set the priority of boot devices: w148 1) holding down the <F2> key during the boot process; 2) or by setting the appropriate checkbox in the VDS properties. We remind you that they are available by clicking on the link Edit virtual machine settings of the Getting Started tab.
