Forcing a localized vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client installation to launch in a localized language/English
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Forcing a localized vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client installation to launch in a localized language/English

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Article ID: 313944

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Products

VMware vCenter Server VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps to force a localized installation of vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client to launch using the localized language/English.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server 6.7.x
VMware vSphere Web Client 5.5.x
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.5.x
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.7.x
VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.0.x
VMware vSphere Web Client 6.5.x
VMware vSphere Web Client 6.0.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.5.x
VMware vCenter Server 6.x
VMware vSphere Web Client 6.7.x

Resolution

vSphere UI (HTML5)

6.5 - please refer to section below - vSphere Web Client (Flash)

6.7 - To launch vSphere UI (HTML5) and force it to use a localized language or to switch to English:

  1. Please login to the vSphere UI.
  2. Select your username
  3. Select "My Preferences"
  4. In the Tab Language you can specify a language.


ESXi Host Client

To launch the Host Client and force it to use a localized language or to switch to English:

  1. Login to you ESXi Host Client
  2. Select your username 
  3. Select Settings, Language and then your preferred Language 

 
vSphere Web Client (Flash)
 

To launch the vSphere Web Client and force it to use a localized language or to switch to English add the locale parameter to the default URL:
  • The default URL for the vSphere Web Client is:

    https://client_hostname/vsphere-client
     
  • To specify a language, append:
     
    • English: /?locale=en_US
    • German: /?locale=de_DE
    • French: /?locale=fr_FR
    • Japanese: /?locale=ja_JP
    • Korean: /?locale=ko_KR
    • Chinese: /?locale=zh_CN
       
  • For example, to display the vSphere Web Client in French, use:

    https://client-hostname/vsphere-client/?locale=fr_FR


vSphere 6.5

  • For 6.5 you will need to append to end of the client URL
Flash - https://client-hostname/vsphere-client/?locale=fr_FR
HTML5 - https://client-hostname/ui/?locale=fr_FR