Opening the console of a virtual machine
PowerCLI 5.5 introduced the Open-VMConsoleWindow cmdlet that you can use to open the console of a virtual machine in a web browser. You can open the console in a new window or fullscreen. This cmdlet uses the VMware Remote Console (VMRC) browser plugin.
Supported browsers are as follows:
Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 7 or later
Mozilla Firefox Version 9 or later
Google Chrome Version 16 or later
The syntax of the Open-VMConsoleWindow cmdlet is as follows:
Open-VMConsoleWindow [-VM] <RemoteConsoleVM[]> [-FullScreen] [-UrlOnly] [-Server <VIConnection[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]
The –VM parameter is required. The –FullScreen parameter will open the console in fullscreen mode. The –UrlOnly parameter does not open the console but returns the URL needed to open the console. This URL will stay valid for 30 seconds, after which the screen authentication ticket contained in the URL expires.
The command in the following example...
