> 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