Downloading & Installing the vSphere Update 1 Client For Windows 7

As we pointed out earlier in the week, vSphere Update 1 now supplies a Windows 7 compatible client, one that works out of the box. However, There are some folks who have not jumped into Update 1 yet, but still need to manage vSphere hosts. Not a problem you might think, and try to hop over to the VMware site to get it. Excepting, it’s not quite there, at least not without being a few clicks deep. So how do you get it? Well…

1. Download ESXi (Register if you must)

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2. On the binaries screen, select the client download (Yes it is 100MB, no it will not kill you):

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Make sure to save it to your desktop. This will be important.

3. Unblock it (Right click, Properties(This is why we saved instead of ran)):

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4. Run As Admin:

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5. Follow the rest of the install:

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Note: J# takes… a…. while…

6. Fire it up:

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7. And done!

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Questions? Comments? Did it help? Drop a line in the comments or on twitter.

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