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GurdeepS
Asked: 2010-12-03 13:12:19 +0800 CST

Why is the vSphere console view so slow?

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Why is the Console view on the vSphere client so slow? It's a real shame because it's a shame to have to establish an RDP session every time you work on one of the VMs because of the speed of the console (I saw a tool to right click and open an RDP session to a VM in vSphere Client/ESX but this was not reliable).

The Workstation console view is very smooth so I'd expect the vSphere Client console view to be very smooth.

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6 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I do not find the vSphere console to be slow. Maybe your system is over-burdened or you are experiencing network issues?

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  2. I've found that the VMware tools installation does not install the VMware SVGA drivers for Windows. Update the display driver manually it's under Program Files\common files\vmware\drivers\video. This made the console sessions much more responsive for me through vSphere.

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  3. On Windows 2k8 I found I needed to change the hardware acceleration setting to high.

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  4. Do you run the viclient under Vista / Win 7 / Server 2008 / Server 2008 R2 with activated aero / Glass effects? Disabling it worked wonders for us.

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  5. You can try this below:

    (Excerpt of content below was found at the webpage below https://wikileaks.org/ciav7p1/cms/page_17072154.html)

    If the vSphere Web Client you are using is slow to open VMs in a console, the following explains how to speed it up. The main cause is due to the fact that the vCenter server is using a self-signed SSL cert. When a request is made, Windows tried to update it's own root certificates by connecting to a Microsoft server. You can turn off automatic root certificates update to stop this from occurring.

    1. In Windows, Click Start -> Run.
    2. Type gpedit.msc, and then click OK.
    3. Under Computer Configuration, select Administrative Templates -> System -> Internet Communication Management -> Internet Communication settings.
    4. Double-click "Turn off Automatic Root Certificates Update".
    5. Select "Enabled", and then click OK.
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  6. It may also be DNS resolution. The vSphere client relies on the client host to resolve the ESXi host FQDN for MKS consoles.

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