Default folder names generated by the vCenter Server Appliance do not reflect the browser's language setting

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• When you access the vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) using the vSphere Web Client, default folder names generated by the server do not reflect the browser's language setting.
• Default folder names in VCSA, such as Discovered Virtual Machines, do not reflect the browser's language setting.

Cause

This issue occurs because the vpxd locale setting in the vCenter Server instance is not updated until the vCenter Server service has been restarted.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, update the vpxd locale setting in the vCenter Server instance.

To update the vpxd locale setting:

1. Select the vCenter Server instance in the vSphere Web Client inventory.
2. Click the Manage tab.
3. Click Advanced Settings.
4. Click Edit.
5. In the vpxd.locale field, type the appropriate locale code. Valid options include de, en, fr, ja, ko, and zh_CN.
6. Click OK.
7. Restart vCenter Server:
   
   1. Log in to the vCenter Server Appliance configuration interface at https://hostname:5480.
   2. In the vCenter Server tab, click Summary.
   3. Click Stop vCenter.
   4. Click Start vCenter.

Additional Information

Changing the default language of VMware vCenter Server