vSphere 5.5 existed during a messy transition period for VMware. At the time, there were different ways to manage your environment:
: Several community sites maintain direct links to the installer (VpxClient.exe), such as Software Informer or virten.net . vsphere client 5.5 download
Late in the 5.5 lifecycle, VMware released a Fling (an experimental tool) that was an HTML5-based client. vSphere 5
Note that version 5.5 was the final major release where the desktop vSphere Client could manage all host features. Starting with 5.5, many (such as Virtual SAN or Hardware Version 10 management) are only accessible via the vSphere Web Client . If you cannot perform specific tasks in the desktop client, you may need to use the web-based interface at https://[vcenter-ip]:9443/vsphere-client . vSphere 5.5 Install Pt. 11: Install Web Client Note that version 5