VMWare server console in Linux

Question

I'm trying to access the VMWare console from firefox using the VMWare plugin. The problem is that it doesn't work on Firefox version 3.6.8. So how can I access the console?

Answer 1

Around VMware ESX 3 they redesigned the client using .Net. At that point Linux support became basically non-existent; you can use the web browser interface and start/stop virtual machines from there, but the console just does not work.

Or, if there's a way, I'd like to hear about it. VMware's forums are also full of complaints from Linux/FreeBSD sysadmins.

Answer 2

I was able to use the console by installing an older version of Firefox and running that since it's compatible with the plugin.

Answer 3

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