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name: vmwaresolutions-loginmethod
title: Accessing the VMware Solutions console
description: As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
last-updated: 2025-10-24
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> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?format=markdown
> The index for all IBM Cloud docs is at: https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/llms.txt
> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Accessing the VMware Solutions console
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As of 17 July 2025, new automated installations of Red Hat® OpenShift® for VMware® are no longer available for new or existing deployments of VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Automated instances. You can still use or delete your existing Red Hat OpenShift for VMware automated installations until 16 July 2026. The service will no longer be available from 17 July 2026.
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Review the entry points into the IBM Cloud® for VMware Solutions console.

## Accessing the console directly
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To access the console directly, complete the following steps:
1. Go to https://cloud.ibm.com/vmware.
2. Log in to the console with your **IBMid** account.

## Accessing from the IBM Cloud catalog
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To access the console from the IBM Cloud catalog, complete the following steps:
1. Go to https://cloud.ibm.com/login.
2. Log in to IBM Cloud with your **IBMid** account.
3. Click **Catalog** on the menu bar.
4. Type **VMware Solutions** in the search box, and press enter.
5. Click the **VMware Solutions** card to get started.

## Related links
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* [FAQ for VCF for Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vmwaresolutions?topic=vmwaresolutions-faq-vmwaresolutions&format=markdown)
* [Why is my password incorrect?](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/account?topic=account-ts_logintoibm&format=markdown)