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vSphere Client Parameters
vSphere Client Parameters
Neither new, nor special, but still not known everywhere. With the vSphere Client you can…
- automatically login to a vCenter or ESXi host without typing username and password
- automatically login to a vCenter with the “Use Windows session credentials” option
- change the display language
To accomplish this, just create or copy a shortcut to the vSphere Client and add the followig parameters:
Pass username and password
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe" -s <SERVER> -u <USER> -p <PASSWORD>
Use Windows session credentials
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe" -s <SERVER> -passthroughAuth
Change vSphere Client language to english
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe" -locale en_US
The VMWare ESXi / vSphere Infrastructure client allows for command line parameters to auto connect to a VMWare ESXi / vSphere server.
The following command line options are available:
| Parameter | Description |
| -i | Ignore untrusted certificate |
| -s <server address> | Server address of the ESXi / vSphere host. |
| -u <username> | Username to connect with. |
| -p <password> | Password to connect with. |
eg:
VpxClient.exe -i -s 192.168.1.20 -u root -p password
