9.3. Managing Virtual Machines Using the Web Console

Imagine a situation where you are away from your desk at the office and you get a call or a page indicating that there is a problem with a virtual machine in one of your datacenters. This type of situation has been known to happen. Your desk isn't close at hand, and you don't have your laptop with you. How can you quickly take a look at the virtual machine in order to diagnose the issue? Even though you do have access to a computer where you are, this computer doesn't have the vSphere Client installed, and without the vSphere Client, you have no way of managing your VMware vSphere environment. Is there a workaround that will allow you to quickly help resolve this issue?

Fortunately, VMware ...

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