Hi there Guys,
Here is a workaround for if some of your VI Client users can't see all your datacentres in link mode view even if its turned on and configured correctly.
Senario:
We log on to our physical desktops using a normal domain a/c
We then use the Vsphere Client 4 which is installed on our physical desktop and a higher privileged domain a/c to authenticate to the Vcentres and some users were not able to see link mode while others could, the users were using the same build of the vi client and were in the same security groups.
Instructions:
Find your vpxclient.exe on your physical desktop - c:\program files\vmware\infrastructure\....
Right Click on the vpxclient.exe and select 'Run As'
Run this program using your elevated privileged domain a/c.
e.g domain\userac
The VI Client login window will then appear.
Type in your Vcentre name
Tick the ‘Use windows session credentials’
And press Login
Our environments details:
VCentre version: 4 U1
VDatacentre #: 4 in total spread across two physical datacentres
Client OS: Windows XP SP3
.NET Framework: all incld 3 SP1.
Vi Client version: 4.0.0 build 208111
User a/c: AD Domain a/c, policy is to have a lower level a/c for day to day non-privilege activites and another a/c with higher privileges to logon to managment services.
VC permissions: set using Domain Global Security Groups
If anyone knows why I have to use this workaround and whether there is an actual fix or configuration change I need to make - I'd love to hear from you.
