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HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0U2 (ESXi 7.0.2) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 7.0

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Andrew Hancock (VMware vExpert PRO / EE Fellow/British Beekeeper)
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This video is based on the article HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 7.0.

HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0  U2(ESXi 7.0.2) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 7.0, and perform a simple configuration task of adding a new VMFS 6 datastore.

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for more guidance and a step by step tutorial with screenshots, which supports this video, please see the following article which this video is based on HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 7.0

Video Steps

1. Download Tools to Manage the ESXi Host Server.

There are no tools to download. All that is needed now is a compatible web browser, Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer. All management is now performed using a web browser.

2. Connecting to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor ESXi 7.0.2 server

Using a web browser connect to the IP Address or fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the ESXi host server.

3. Conducting a simple task using the VMware vSphere Host Client.

Select storage and add a new datastore.

4. Additional documentation

for more guidance and a step by step tutorial with screenshots, which supports this video, please see the following article which this video is based on HOW TO: Connect to the VMware vSphere Hypervisor 7.0 (ESXi 7.0) using the vSphere (HTML5 Web) Host Client 7.0
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