How to Log in to Your vCenter Server by Using the vSphere Client

Learn how to use the vSphere Client to log in to vCenter Server and manage your vSphere inventory.

Тhe vSphere Client is automatically installed as part of the vCenter Server appliance deployment. This way, the vSphere Client always points to the same vCenter Single Sign-On instance.

Procedure

1. Open a Web browser and enter the URL for your vCenter Server instance: https://vcenter_server_ip_address_or_fqdn
   As an alternative, you can open a Web browser and enter the URL for the vSphere Client: https://vcenter_server_ip_address_or_fqdn/ui.
2. If a warning message about a potential security risk appears, select to continue to the website.

   Browser	Action
   Microsoft Edge	Click Details. Under the additional message that appears, click Go on to the webpage.
   Mozilla Firefox	Click Advanced. Under the additional message that appears, click Accept the Risk and Continue.
   Google Chrome	Click Advanced. Under the additional message that appears, click Proceed to vcenter_server_ip_address_or_fqdn.

3. On the vSphere Welcome page, select Launch vSphere Client (HTML5).
4. If the warning message about a potential security risk appears again, repeat Step 2.
5. Enter the credentials of a user who has permissions on vCenter Server and click Login.

Results

The vSphere Client connects to all the vCenter Server systems on which the specified user has permissions, and you can view and manage the vSphere inventory.