As you all know after Vcenter Server 6.5 we can only use Vsphere Web Client to manage our Virtual Environment (Not Counting HTML5 web client because of limited functionality).
With the latest Adobe Flash Player Plugin, we all have encountered Shockwave Crashes and most of the users needed/forced to use HTML5 web client for daily tasks.Sadly, Vmware announced that this is a known issue and there is no solution for at the moment.
Sadly, Vmware announced that this is a known issue and there is no solution for at the moment.
To workaround this issue, Vmware suggests to use an older version of Adobe Flash Player Plugin or to to version 27 Beta.
You can find the details in the KB article : https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&=displayKC&externalId=2151945
For those who are not able to open the KB article the Flash Player 27 Beta download link is : http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer.html .
Theprocedure is really simple ;
1. Close all your Web Browser windows
2. Uninstall the current Adobe Flash Player Plugin with the uninstaller.
a. Windows Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller
b. Macintosh Adobe Flash Player Uninstaller
3. Download and install the 27 Beta Flash Player Plugin for your favourite browser
a. Windows
i. Internet Explorer (ActiveX)
ii. Firefox and Netscape (NPAPI)
iii. Opera and ome (PPAPI)
b. Macintosh
i. Safari, Firefox and Netscape (NPAPI)
ii. Opera and ome (PPAPI)
c. Linux
i. Firefox and Netscape (NPAPI) (64-bit)
ii. Firefox and Netscape (NPAPI) (32-bit)
iii. Opera and ome (PPAPI) (64-bit)
iv. Opera and ome (PPAPI) (32-bit)
4. Browse to your Vcenter Web Client and allow Flash Player Plugin if needed.