VMware Remote Console not working

VMware Remote Console not working

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Hey there,

I use RDM 8.0 and wanted to add a VMRC to one of my hosts. I have installed the latest VMRC SDK Plug-In 5.1 + VMware Player 5.0.2.
We use VMware ESXi 5.1.

Error while trying to connect:
"VMware Player is not installed properly on this system and cannot function. Please reinstall VMware Player."

Currently I'm unable to sort out what's wrong.

All Comments (17)

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Hi,
You need to install VMware PowerCLI. THe new version of RDM give you a better error message now.

David Hervieux

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Yeah, VMware vSphere PowerCLI 5.1.0 is still installed............

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Could you check the application logs in Help->View Application Logs?

David Hervieux

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Yes, checked, but it's empty. I've tried to open several connections and sessions, but the log is still empty........
Should we activate some kind of logging to get more output?

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Hmmm, found the new 8.1 version. Will try that and send a new message in some minutes

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Ok, 8.1 throws same error
"VMware Player is not installed properly on this system and cannot function. Please reinstall VMware Player."

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Could you post the print screen of the error? I want to see if this message comes from RDM or from a VMware product.

David Hervieux

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Attached the screenshot.

VMRC_error.jpg

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Hi,
This seems to be an error from VMware. We invoke vmware-vmrc.exe in command line with -h {hostname}. Could you try this in a Cmd window?

David Hervieux

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Ahhhh, ok.

For testing I invoked the related command, same result. So it's a VMware issue.

Thanks for your assistance!

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Mike did you solve the issue? I'm running into same troubles..

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Hello I have a same problem I have esxi 5.1 and he ask me "vmware-vmrc.exe" I don't have what I need to do ?

thanks

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Hi,
What viewer do you have installed?

David Hervieux

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of course I have vsphere client 5.01 . also the remote is not working he ask me the path ???

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I received the error :

unable to find remote console : VMware-vmrc.exe .

I have windows 8.1

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It seems that the VMware Remote Console plugin is not installed

David Hervieux

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Hi, I got the same error in Windows 8.1!
Installed vSphere CLI 5.1, I pointed the vmware-vmrc to C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\VMware\VMware Remote Console Plug-in 5.1\Internet Explorer\...
When I want to connect to a VM with the "connect"-button, I get the following:
VMware Player is not installed properly on this system and cannot function.
Please reinstall VMware Player.
Also I don't know where I could change the setting of the standard location afterwards...
I have an ESXi 5.5 host. Can some help me with solving this...?