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:
- Please login to the vSphere UI.
- Select your username
- Select "My Preferences"
- In the Tab Language you can specify a language.
ESXi Host ClientTo launch the Host Client and force it to use a localized language or to switch to English:
- Login to you ESXi Host Client
- Select your username
- 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