A vSphere client connects to a vCenter or ESX(i) server over HTTPS, port 443. If there is no firewall blocking that port, or at least a rule allowing that type of traffic to the host in question, then it sounds like what the others have said, a gateway issue. I would also make sure that there are A and PTR records in DNS for all machines in question (I'm a stickler for every machine having proper forward/reverse DNS).
On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:34 PM, Dave Vantine <[email protected]> wrote: > I am a VMware newbie and have a ESXi host running on my local subnet. I am > able to ping this machine by IP and can access this machine with the > Vsphere client to manage the guest on this subnet. > > I want to give access to the host to an administrator located at our branch > office on a different subnet. We have a site to site vpn and all the other > machines on the two subnet are pingable except for the ESXi host. When you > try to ping the host or run a Vsphere client from the branch subnet there is > no response. I know for certain that there is nothing blocking the traffic > between the subnets so there must be something within the ESXi host that is > only allowing IP's on the local subnet to communicate with it. Any idea on > how I can get the Vsphere client on the remote networ to be able to connect? > > -- > Thanks In Advance > Dave Vantine > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
