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Update - vSphere Clint 5.0 update is now available!
Update - vSphere Client 4.1 Update 1 is now released.
Run vSphere client 4.1 in a snap. No install, just download the EXE and double-click. Place the ThinApped vSphere client on any network share and it will automatically stream to any Windows PC with no installation, agents, drivers, or specialized servers required. Carry ThinApped vSphere client and your customization on USB stick and now your vSphere client is available on the GO!
This fling uses VMware ThinApp to package vSphere Client into a single portable EXE giving you instant access to your virtual infrastructure from any computer. ThinApp has been used by corporate administrators to deploy thousands of applications to millions of desktops. Use VMware ThinApp to create your own virtualized applications, for more information visit the VMware ThinApp page and watch the ThinApp Blog.
With VMware ThinApp, applications are packaged into single executables that run completely isolated from each other and the operating system for conflict-free execution on end-point devices.
Thinapp vSphere Client requires .NET framework 2 or 3. If you are running Windows XP or Windows 2003, you will need .NET Framework 2.0 or .NET Framework 3.0.
Thinapp is compatible with Windows (32/64 bit) and support the following versions :
- Windows XP
- Windows 2000
- Windows 2003
- Windows Vista
- Windows 7
- Windows 2008
- Windows 2008 R2
System requirements for ThinApped vSphere Client are the same as for native vSphere Client.
This fling is available for download in two different flavors
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You can download this package which does no reporting.
Run vSphere client in a snap. No install, just download the EXE and doubleclick. Carry ThinApped vSphere client and your customization on USB stick and now your vSphere client is available on the GO!
Do give us your feedback which helps in enhancing this fling.
Release Date 05/03/2012 - vSphere Client 5.0 Update is now available.
Release Date 10/17/2011 - vSphere Client 4.1 Update 1 is now available.
Both Versions
Dan B says:Could you please retain the download links for BOTH the v4 and v5 thinapped versions of the vSphere client, some of us need to administrate both 4.1 and 5.0 ESXi servers and having thinapped versions of both clients would be a real plus.
Agreed, either make both versions available because the thinapped 5.0 client won't allow me to connect to 4.1 ESX or build it in such a way that we only need to use one version of Thinapped Vsphere that connects to different versions of vCenter Server.
Linux Client
Martin says:For a sake. We need damn Linux client (java/web based - whatever). It's really stupid run crappy Windows in VirtualBox to administer ESXi.
Publish to View
Brad says:exe works well but how can we publish this to View clients?
I guess I have to thinapp it myself :(
We chose to distribute EXE because likely to be used by Admins who just want to run and not install. For distributing to View Desktops you could just stream into desktops with shortcut created by group policy or script to thinreg
Wine or java
jelabarre says:Really, thinapp or not, we need a Linux solution for managing vsphere systems. At this stage there is no excuse for not having a management client that runs under Linux
Plans for vSphere 5 ThinApp ?
Simon Sparks says:Are there any plans for vSphere 5 ThinApp in the near future?
How hard can it be????
Tom says:to ThinApp each vCenter vSphere Client??
VMware, *you* invented ThinApp, please *use* it as people have requested.
There's really no excuse for you not distributing ThinApped vSphere clients as the STANDARD distro rather than the clumsy bulky installer.
Please just do it -- one ThinApped client for each 4.x U# edition and one ThinApped client for each 5.x U# edition.
Thank you, Tom
ThinApped vSphere Client v5.
Ike Nwosa says:Any plans for vSphere Thinapped client for vSphere 5.0?
Keen to see this happen, no more installation worries.
Linux & Mac vSphere client?
Luke says:I'm currently running it in a VirtualBox VM on my laptop, to access my organization's vSphere infrastructure. I tried running the vSphere C... Show more
YES! This is un-freaking-believable that no Linux or Mac client exists! It's INSANE that I have to maintain a Windows PC just to be able to administer my virtualized Linux server farm.
Thin vSphere client 4.1 U2?
Michael says:We REALLY NEED thinappped vSphere client 4.1 U2!
ThinApped vSphere 4.1 U1 Clien
Calvin says:What about including the Update Manager plug-in with the ThinApped vSphere 4.1 U1 Client?
VC CLient 5.0 + plugins
Meistermn says:Although Adobe Flash is not allowed. A thininstalled virtual center client 5.0 + pl... Show more
vShpere v5.0 Client Request
Sean says:Any news on a vSphere client v5.0? It has been awhile now and would really like to have this.
And while you guys are at IT ... can you please make sure that it's WINE compatible ???
I have a dream: ThinApped vSpere Client 5.0 running under WinOnX !?!
That would please a whole lot of Mac users !
Windows 8 DP
Russ Neufeld says:Hey - this is great! Thanks!
Got me back into ESXi hosts from Windows 8 Developer Preview (standard 4.1 client wouldn't install).
Spoke too soon - quit working after a reboot? Very odd... so close.
Wow...
Jason says:...a whole 10 days before it's useless again! GREAT!!!!
In all seriousness, why can't they release this along with the new versions/update? I have a vender that cannot get their act together and move they're software to services, so the users are required to log in with the console. This would help greatly when updates come out.
.... and they are USERS, they can't use a browser....
4.1 Update 2
Update 2 says:Could we please get 4.1 Update 2 version of the vSphere Client ?
Any plan for a 4.1 U2 release? My customer's slooowwww vsphere client deployment cycle is preventing us from upgrading to 4.1 U2 on vCenter and hosts...
Faulting application name: VMw
Phil says:Faulting application name: VMware vSphere Client.exe, version: 4.1.0.14766, time stamp: 0x4d23dbd5
Faulting module name: msvcrt.dll, version: 7.0.7600.16385,... Show more
No Linux client, WHY???
KM Khan says:This is very strange, specially when you look at vmware's past. But its all about $$$ I guess. I'm really disappointed!!!
VMware have released the vSphere web client with vSphere 5.0 which allows vSphere to be managed from IE and Firefox supported browsers - opening up management from Linux.
Essentially thi... Show more
Thinapped vSphere Client 5
Chris G says:Now that i'm all gun-ho for 5 after VMworld..... Any idea on a update for this for ESXi/vSphere 5?
It'd be pretty sweet to use this with our new installation of the ESXi 5 environment.
Heck, I guess I could thinapp it myself but I've honestly been too lazy.
vSphere Client for Linux
Yuri says:Dear Developers, we're all looking forward for Linux version of vSphere Client... It so awful that we need to look for a windows machine to make some management tasks.. Among system administrators non-Windows OSes are more popular and obviously we need this software for all major platforms incl Mac and Linux.
New Build Would be Nice, but..
Toby Fruth says:new Build?
Tim says:Any chance of getting the new build... seems like the idea kind of died.
4.1U1
Bryan says:Where til find thinapp for 4.1U1 ? :(
Thinapped vSphere Client 4.1U1
Kimber says:Is there any update to Thinapped vSphere Client 4.1 U1? I didn't realize this wasn't the latest build and have now upgraded my hosts and vcenter server. Much appreciated. Thanks
all vSphere clients thinapped
RoS says:I would really appreciate all vSphere clients thinapped as one single app - we have different customers with different level of upgrade, so I almost daily need vSphere 4.1 u1, 4.1, 4.0, etc..
Is it possible to get the "recipe" for this 'package?
How did you get to 89 mb and how did you disabled SxS?
Me likez it.. Yes please 4.1U1 for "take out".
Yes, PLEEEEASE, a Thinapp'd 4.1u1 would be the cat's meow...
Still no 4.1 U1 version available???
Please please please...release new updated version!!!
Nooooo! So close. We up'd to ESX 4.1i before discovering this gem. Life in a dynamic Virtual Desktop still remains vSphereless..
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I'd use it if only it was backward-compatible with other ESX/ESXi builds. I have 3.5, 4.0, 4.1 with various U's.
How do you check if .net 2.0 or 3.0 is available or not? I would like to implement this check for our own thinapp-ed applications in this way you use. Can you tell me the trick?
The only problem is that if you need to administer a infrastructure on 4.0, 4.0u1,u2 or 4.1u1 it will ask you to install the appropriate client.
So this is in no way a universal package to administer all editions.
Andrei is dead right. This Thin App package is useless as long as it does not supports several different vSphere versions.
Correct...
It's really sad that Linux and Mac aren't supported on VI client, when a lot of administrators use this platforms for every day use...
VMware vSphere Client.exe has stopped working.
Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: VMware vSphere Client... Show more
Great idea...but, as John C says, please re-package with the backward-compatible client version!!!
In any case...thanks a lot!!!
Ciao.
Is there any plans about 4.0 client?
I take it I don't have to own Thinapp licenses to Legally use and not have to pay VMware for using it this correct?
Thanks
-Rich
As long you accept the EULA
Awesome idea! Glad to see this, but need current version please! Please also see if there are any more vmware applications you can do this with! Also, put the build number somewhere in teh zip file or zip file name so we know what the build number is for the vpshere client.
Thanks for the feedback. A new release with vSphere Client U 1 coming soon and should have the vSphere Client Build #
Now at 5.0 on the vsphere vi client. Any chance of a thin app for that. Especially since (speaking of thinness) I can't get the 5.0 client to install on the windows 7 "thinpc" (which has happily been running the 4.1 client)
4.1 Update 1 please!!!!
Also on 4.1U1 here, please update this.
Also on Update 1 build here, please update this :)
This would be perfect on Citrix !
This is a really great idea. What would be even better would be a) if you could provide a Thinapped version with every vCenter release and b) if you could Thinapp all the VI Client/vSphere Client versions from 2.5 upwards - I'm sure I'm not alone in that I have a number of legacy environments I need to manage and could do without having to install multiple versions on my machine.
Could it be possible to get an msi file with streaming turned on. To use with VMware View?
Claes
So...this won't work against ESX 4.0 U2?
Thanks for the release.
It would be nice to see the other plug-ins available as linked ThinApps as well. This would include the already mentioned Converter and Update Manager, but also SRM, Appspeed, CapIQ and anything else from the VMware vSphere family.
Thanks again.
Virgil
Brisbane VMUG
Are the plugins for Update Manager and Converter pre-installed in the package as well? I too would like to see a U1 version as my lab is currently running U1.
Yay. Let's get a PowerCLI one too.
Maybe we can even get this in the build system and release a new one with every update? Crazy I know, but...
The client's not launching, and not giving any error messages. Running Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit. .Net is installed
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What about MAC OS, in second thought ThinApp doesn't support MAC OS.. right??
You can always use Fusion->Windows and run vSphere Client on top of that.
But just a Thinapp for MacOS would be so cool !
Sorry about that guys - we'll get out the 4.1 Update 1 version very soon.
Jonathan @ vmware
Please put this update plan into the main content. Thank you, Tom
A Thinapp package with the current Version would be really nice to have.
Maintain it just like the regular vCenter client.
Offer it with the limitations of not using it for VUM and plugin... Show more
Will also be great to include vmware basic plugins : Update manager & converter. (Ideally Data recovery)
Great idea, please re-package with the latest 4.1 Update 1.
Why only vSphere Client 4.1 Build 260247? So I can't use it, because I've already 4.1U1 :-)
Why only vSphere Client 4.1U1 Build 260247? :-)
Great idea, but one minor nitpick - this is the 4.1 client. It won't work with hosts running 4.1 Update 1. Can you re-package with the latest bits (since the update 1 client is backward compatible)?
Now only missing a .dmg version for the Mac :-)