Posted January 29, 201411 yr If you plan on managing VMware vSphere from a system that is using Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP operating systems you must follow a few extra steps to get it working due to a known VMware issue with SSL Ciphers.VMware KB:Â http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=2049143