Re: [CentOS] Virtualization in CentOS 6

how do you install a windows guest on ESXi without the console provided by the GUI vSphere Client ?

Painfully:) Actually its not that bad,

1. Setup a firewall rule for a port range to utilize multiple vnc consoles. 2. Take a copy of an existing platform compatible guests vmx, edit and create the new vmdk, give it a unique vnc port, name, max boot wait etc. 3. Register it: vim-cmd solo/registervm <path_to_vmx> 4. Boot it: vim-cmd vmsvc/power.on <id> 5. Get the waiting message: vim-cmd vmsvc/message <id> 6. Answer the message: vim-cmd vmsvc/message <id> _vmx1 <#> 6. Connect via vnc.

Works for me:) jlc