Exploring vCenter Server
As explained, you can access vCenter Server through either of the vSphere Web Clients, be it the Flash-based or HTML-based version. Previously, the HTML5-based Web Client was not as feature-rich compared with the Flash-based Web Client, but starting with vSphere 5.5, and through the vSphere 6.0 and vSphere 6.5 releases, the Flash-based Web Client has become quite feature-rich by comparison. Therefore, this is the client we'll use to demonstrate the majority of features throughout this book. There's a lot to cover, so let's start out at the beginning: logging in.
To run the vSphere Web Client, all you need is a compatible web browser with Adobe Flash installed. While the legacy Windows vCenter Server has a shortcut in the Start ⇒ All Programs ⇒ VMware ⇒ VMware vSphere Web Client folder, since we're focusing on the vCenter Server Appliance, accessing the vCenter Web Client can only be done via another computer. Go to https...
