Deploy a VMware vSphere Client using ESX or ESXi versions earlier than 6.5
Before you begin
The process to deploy a VMware vSphere
Client (vSphere Client) differs slightly depending on the version of your VMware ESXi
hypervisor. For a list of supported ESXi versions see Connector-to-VM and cloud platform compatibility matrix.
To deploy a connector with ESX or ESXi versions earlier than 6.5, use the vSphere Client to deploy a connector.
How to
- Download the VMware connector from the EAA Management Portal. See Create and download a connector in EAA.
- The connector should download as a tar.gz file but the file extension may be incorrect in Microsoft Windows. Rename the tar file to a tar.gz file. For example, rename <filename>.tar to <filename>.tar.gz.
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Decompress and untar the archive to extract the
/agent
directory -
In the vSphere Client: