Hi everyone,
A few weeks back i was looking for a way to ensure that my home lab vSphere Client opens up and does not ask me for credentials every time, as it is very annoying. Of course, from a security perspective, I don’t recommend this to be used anywhere else, other than a home lab, especially in production environments.
To achieve this, you simply need to edit the Target section, on your current shortcut you have already on your desktop, for the vSphere Client, by using very simple parameters.
If you wish to specify a username and a password, you can use in the Target Section:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe" -s <SERVER> -u <USER> -p <PASSWORD>
If you wish to use your current Windows credentials, which is useful especially in an Active Directory domain-joined setup, you can use in the Target Section:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Virtual Infrastructure Client\Launcher\VpxClient.exe" -s <SERVER> -passthroughAuth
All you need to do in the above, is edit the <SERVER> bit, with the name or IP of your vCenter server, and that is it , hope this is helpful !
