Starting the VMware Virtual Machine

When you are ready to start the virtual machine for the first time:

1. Power on the virtual machine. The virtual machine boots and then displays a login prompt on the VMware console.
   
2. Log in with the default username admin and password exinda.
3. Get or set the IPInternet protocol address of the virtual machine.

1. If the first NIC is connected to a network that provides addresses using DHCPDynamic Host Configuration Protocol, the virtual machine should already have an IP address. On the virtual machine summary screen, VMware tools should display the IP address the virtual machine has obtained. Or at the prompt, type : show ip
2. To set the IP, type :

enable

configure <network_card>

ip address <ip_address>[/<mask>]

ip default-gateway <ip_address>

3. Access the UI by entering https://<ip-address> in your web browser.
4. Login with the default username (admin@example.com) and password (exinda).