Installing Powershell on Windows Server 2008 core R2

To enable the powershell on Windows Server 2008 R2 core:

Setting up a static IP address on your Windows 2008 R2 core server

1. Open the command prompt, type netsh interface ipv4 show interfaces to get the Idx value
2. Then at the command prompt, type:
   netsh interface ipv4 set address name="<ID>" source=static address=<StaticIP> mask=<SubnetMask> gateway=<DefaultGateway>
3. To setup DNS use the command: netsh interface ipv4 add dnsserver name="<ID>" address=<DNSIP>index=1

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee441257(v=ws.10).aspx

Installing VMware vSphere Client

# You can install the VMware vSphere Client by downloading directly from the ESXi server which will forward you to the vmware website.
# To install the VMware vSphere Client follow the screen shot.

Once the VMware vSphere Client is installed you can connect to your ESXi server to manage and install other features.

ESXi 5.5 Installation

# To install the ESXi hyper visor you will have to download the iso file from vmware.
# Burn it into a CD and insert into a physical computer compatible for vmware. You can find the compatibility from here 
# Once the computer is booted from the CD follow the screen shot to install ESXi 5.5

Once you setup the ip address, you can access the esxi from a VMware vSphere Client. Use this Link for the instruction to setup the Vmware vSphere Client

Enable Adobe PDF viewing on Google Chrome browser.

Enter chrome://plugins/ in the Google chrome address bar. Enabling the Adobe reader plug-in on the browser will disable the default Chrome PDF Viewer.

https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/142056?hl=en