In this article, I am going to install VMware Remote Console on Windows (virtual machine) to enable a remote console on a virtual machine.
The VMware Remote Console offers console access and client device connection to virtual machines on a remote host. First, we need to download the (VMRC) installer before we can begin the external VMRC application directly from a vRealize or vSphere Automation web client.
Install VMware Remote Console
You download the Windows installation package click here
1- Select the virtual machine you want to enable remote console and click on launch remote console.
2- Select download remote console.
3- Download VMware remote console.
4- Click the Accept button the end user license agreement.
5- Open your download folder, right click on VMware VMRC and then select extract all.
6- Double click on VMware VMRC to run the installation wizard.
7- Welcome to the VMware remote console setup wizard, click Next to begin installation.
8- Select I accept the end user license agreement and then click Next.
9- VMware remote console custom setup, specify the installation directory and then click Next.
10- Select check for product updates, join the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) and then click next.
11- VMware remote console setup ready to install, so click Install.
12- VMware Remote Console is installed on your local machine, so click finish.
13- Now click on launch remote console and then select open VMware remote console.
14- VMRC waiting for connection.
15- Select always trust this host with this certificate and then click connect anyway.
16- Type your vCenter server username and password, select Remember my credentials checkbox and then click connect.
17- Now VMware remote console is successfully connected.
