Hi folks,
I downloaded and installed the .bin file for the ESXi Remote Console. I click on the shortcut and it looks like it tries to load but doesn’t. Not sure where there’s a log or anything to see for errors. Can anyone please point me in the right direction?
TIA!
Mike
When you say “I click on the shortut”, I assume that is in a (not identified by you) GUI environment.
When having start problems in a GUI environment that hides what really happens, start the program from a terminal emulator to enable you to see if there are any messages.
Hi hcw,
Indeed, I’m using the GUI. Sorry for not mentioning that. I’ve tried to run it in the terminal to no avail. I did look at a log and some files are not found in certain folders. Here’s a copy of the log:
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: Log for VMware Workstation pid=13486 version=12.0.0 build=build-4288174 option=Release2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: The process is 64-bit.
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: Host codepage=UTF-8 encoding=UTF-8
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: Host is Linux 4.4.46-11-default openSUSE Leap 42.2
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/usr/lib/vmware/settings": No such file or directory.
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /usr/lib/vmware/settings. Using default values.
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/home/michael/.vmware/config": No such file or directory.
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: PREF Optional preferences file not found at /home/michael/.vmware/config. Using default values.
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: PREF Unable to check permissions for preferences file.
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: DictionaryLoad: Cannot open file "/home/michael/.vmware/preferences": No such file or directory.
2017-02-23T16:41:55.822-06:00| vthread-4| I125: PREF Failed to load user preferences.
I will say the documentation is rather lacking. Any thoughts? Has anyone gotten this to run?
Thanks,
Mike
Question is not that you are using a GUI but which GUI are you using 
Sorry folks! I’m using KDE Plasma 5.8.3.
Actually, the Desktop probably isn’t relevant.
But, you do need to better describe what you are trying to do,
The DCUI is supposed to run locally on the ESXi machine (you also need to enable local console access), and then if you wish to connect remotely you are supposed to SSH in to access a locally running console.
In other words, unless you’re trying to run a different app, you’re trying to execute something on your openSUSE which is not supposed to be run there.
Here is the available online documentation, you need to enable the remote console(plus other setup information).
http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vcli.getstart.doc%2Fcli_jumpstart.3.5.html
The following is not related to the above…
You can also try using the NPAPI plugin using a web browser, but this is not supported in today’s versions of Chromium/Chrome (All NPAPI plugins support was dropped a year ago in Chrome/Chromium but you can use other web browsers)
https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2091284
If you install the above web plugin, then it appears that you can execute the remote console without using the web browser according to one of its developers
https://communities.vmware.com/thread/156057?tstart=0
vmware-vmrc -h <hostname>] -u <username> -p <password>] -M <moid> | <datastore path>]
BTW - You might have gotten better eyes on this if you posted this in the Virtualization forum instead, since this is very much a virtualization related question.
TSU
With ESXi 6.x the RC is pretty much useless, to access your VM in a sensible manner (apart from running vSphere Client in a KVM/VMware instance which is also now deprecated), visit your ESXi’s WebUI via; https://IP/ui/
It offers a full blown web interface that allows you to manage your ESXi instance like you would via vSphere Client on Windows except it works on all platforms and offers the same remote control functionality.