tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post6123657889379668268..comments2024-01-01T22:52:23.229-06:00Comments on FlakRat's Rat House: Using VMware Player to Connect to an ESXi GuestAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08465734610397231615noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post-30131360233550130682017-04-21T00:44:31.671-05:002017-04-21T00:44:31.671-05:00For VMWare Player 12 you can still connect to ESXi...For VMWare Player 12 you can still connect to ESXi guests but some of the command line parameters have changed (`vmplayer --help` shows the valid parameters): -h is now -H, -u is now -U, -p is now -P.<br /><br />With these changes I can connect to ESXi 5.5 guests just fine from Linux.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post-66454516751794613012016-01-22T16:04:05.264-06:002016-01-22T16:04:05.264-06:00VMWare Workstation player 12 for Windows no longer...VMWare Workstation player 12 for Windows no longer supports the -h option parameter.<br />I have not been able to find a way to get vmplayer.exe to connect to an ESXi host.<br /><br />I have to revert back to vmplayer 6.0.7 to connect to an ESXi guest VM.<br />Vsphere will be my fallback.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post-2520781706933680042012-07-24T08:42:00.422-05:002012-07-24T08:42:00.422-05:00Resources like the one you mentioned here will be ...Resources like the one you mentioned here will be very useful to me ! I will post a <br />link to this page on my blog. I am sure my visitors will find that very useful<br /><a href="http://www.todaydownload.com/vmware-player/" rel="nofollow">VMware Player</a>Todaydownload.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15536126143356108599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post-83731040168444094422012-02-07T12:25:53.794-06:002012-02-07T12:25:53.794-06:00I too was getting the Invalid datastore format err...I too was getting the Invalid datastore format error on ESXi 4.1. The datastore names are case sensitive. After I changed the datastore name to the proper case, I was able to connect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post-53747869200245640402011-11-11T11:57:41.494-06:002011-11-11T11:57:41.494-06:00I tried to connect with VMplayer4 to a VM in ESXi5...I tried to connect with VMplayer4 to a VM in ESXi5 and get<br />Invalid datastore format ' [datastore1]'Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post-48796573220950242642011-10-15T07:09:49.732-05:002011-10-15T07:09:49.732-05:00Interesting. I tried this. I have VMWare Player 4 ...Interesting. I tried this. I have VMWare Player 4 running in a Win 7 VM on VSphere 5. If I try this from my Win 7 laptop, it works perfectly. If I give exactly the same command inside the VM, I get an access denied error, and no password prompt. If I then add -p "password" to the command line - it works! Very odd.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00656729267495237590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5521735836171938846.post-85737203230780912542011-01-19T16:42:31.317-06:002011-01-19T16:42:31.317-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065367654333645623noreply@blogger.com