Sunday, 4 January 2015

VSphere Web Client HTTP Status 404 the requested requested resource is not available



It is often standard practice to install the server operating system on C: and then applications and data on additional drives such as E:, F: and so on.
However vSphere Web Client since its 5.0 release though 5.1 and including the latest version at time of writing 5.5 U2, if you install vSphere Web Client to any directory other than the default installation directory you will get the following error when browsing to the vSphere Web Client page.

"HTTP Status 404

The requested requested resource is not available"



1.       Choose whether to enable VM monitoring via VMware Tools.
Select the sensitivity for monitoring if enabled.
Click Next.



Chose "Disable EVC".
Click Next.


For the swapfile policy choose "Store the swapfile in the same directory as the virtual machine" (This will speed up VMotion).
Click Next.



13. Review the Cluster configuration.
Click Finish.



Right click the cluster and select "Add Host”



Enter the hostname/IP address of the ESX/ESXi Server host.
Enter a username for the host (root).
Enter a password for the host.
Click Next.



Review the host details and a list of virtual machines currently running on the host (if any).
Click Next.



If running in evaluation mode Click Next. Otherwise enter the license for the correct edition of vSphere.< /span>



Choose to enable Lockdown Mode.
Click Next.


Choose where to put any existing virtual machines on the host. Either:
In the root resource pool.
A new resource pool named after the host.
Click Next.






Review the actions and click Finish.






The ESX/ESXi host is added to the HA DRS Cluster including any existing virtual machines.





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