vSphere Web Client Timeout Configuration in 5.5

How to make the vSphere Web Client to never timeout in 5.5

vSphere 5.5 example using the Linux Appliance

Step 1: Log into the vcenter appliance and change directories to /var/lib/vmware/vsphere-client

Step 2: Edit the webclient.properties with the vi editor.

Step 3: Modify the session.timeout parameter to 0.

Step 4: Restart the vsphere-client script in /etc/init.d

Step 5: Launch the web client and verify behavior.

Note: If using the Windows vCenter, the information is here:

%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\VMware\vSphere Web Client