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VMware vCenter's Web UI by default runs in Flash, even on the newest vCenter 6.5. There's an option for an HTML5 interface, but it's not feature-complete and i

VMware vCenter's Web UI by default runs in Flash, even on the newest vCenter 6.5. There's an option for an HTML5 interface, but it's not feature-complete and is far buggier and laggier than the already buggy Flash client. ESXi 6.5's web interface is HTML5, and it appears to have a lot of common codebase with vCenter's HTML5 interface, but is far more mature and accessible. I hope that this gives VMware the kick in the pants to finally lose the Flash vCenter client and finish up the HTML5 version.

empath75 9y ago
Just a couple of years ago, someone from EMC came to our data storage team and proudly announced their brand new interface, written in Flash. I laughed in his face when he said that. I guess it's a step up from java?
- gothroach 9y ago
  That's amazing, I haven't used EMC much and didn't realize they used Flash for their interface also. I (with protest) use Java UIs so much for configuring various networking gear (old Cisco MDS switches still in use, etc) that I have to have three Win7 VMs with different Java versions and settings to make sure I can access them all. At least using Flash for the UI makes it so I can access it on just about any machine with Flash enabled so I don't have to have crazy configs to get things working.
  - ConceptJunkie 9y ago
    Ah yes, good old Java. Write once, run everywhere, but only on the exact same version of Java.
wvenable 9y ago
Be nice if they just went back to desktop client; it was better in every way.
- gothroach 9y ago
  I totally agree. In the past week I deployed a new VMware cluster with vCenter, and found myself constantly wishing for the desktop client. A lot of the issues I had were related to bugs in the web interface itself, I had to SSH in to fix random things. Apparently, certain 'invalid' VM configurations can cause the web interface to error out completely until the VM is disassociated or edited, even on a brand new cluster. For VM stuff I can use Workstation to administrate them so I was able to change the VM settings from there, but for anything above individual VM control you pretty much need the web UI.

empath75 9y ago

Just a couple of years ago, someone from EMC came to our data storage team and proudly announced their brand new interface, written in Flash. I laughed in his face when he said that. I guess it's a step up from java?

gothroach 9y ago
That's amazing, I haven't used EMC much and didn't realize they used Flash for their interface also. I (with protest) use Java UIs so much for configuring various networking gear (old Cisco MDS switches still in use, etc) that I have to have three Win7 VMs with different Java versions and settings to make sure I can access them all. At least using Flash for the UI makes it so I can access it on just about any machine with Flash enabled so I don't have to have crazy configs to get things working.
- ConceptJunkie 9y ago
  Ah yes, good old Java. Write once, run everywhere, but only on the exact same version of Java.

wvenable 9y ago

Be nice if they just went back to desktop client; it was better in every way.

gothroach 9y ago
I totally agree. In the past week I deployed a new VMware cluster with vCenter, and found myself constantly wishing for the desktop client. A lot of the issues I had were related to bugs in the web interface itself, I had to SSH in to fix random things. Apparently, certain 'invalid' VM configurations can cause the web interface to error out completely until the VM is disassociated or edited, even on a brand new cluster. For VM stuff I can use Workstation to administrate them so I was able to change the VM settings from there, but for anything above individual VM control you pretty much need the web UI.