![]() ![]() vSphere Client: The vSphere Client is a Windows program used to configure an ESXi host and to operate its virtual machines.vMA includes the vSphere SDK for Perl and the vSphere Command-Line Interface ( vSphere CLI). vMA: The vSphere Management Assistant is a Linux-based virtual machine that is pre-installed with a command-line interface and select third-party agents needed to manage your vSphere infrastructure.Terminal screen size can be expanded giving you multiple windows and lots of text real estate to work with. Sessions can be logged to provide an audit trail and sent off to assist with troubleshooting. Scripts are typically stored in a repo where Clipboard copy and paste operations can be leveraged. This is the most familiar interface to many UNIX administrators. Remote Shell: Using Secure Shell (SSH) over the network to the ESXi host. ![]() Local Shell: Typing commands to the DCUI allows more sophisticated control but no Clipboard so no copy and paste thus no ability to repeat commands.Using arrow keys and Function commands to authenticate and move around a very simple menu system with limited options. DCUI: Direct Console User Interface – plugging in a Keyboard and Display to the machine running ESXi.Specifically, when setting up or making changes to an ESXi host there are a few methods to connect to it for administration purposes: ![]() But, as tech refresh cycles shorten and demand for new services increases automation becomes more necessary. With only a few systems to manage this might be doable on an occasional basis where changes are infrequent. Traditionally changes and audits have been made manually. As virtualization is being used as an infrastructure platform for more security sensitive workloads in many enterprises it’s important to have an automated and repeatable set of tools to both audit and configure your environment. In this post we will show how to get setup with a Windows based Graphical User Interface (GUI) for running PowerShell scripts to manage your VMware vSphere ESXi based environment.
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