09 Nov
Enable SSH in ESXi
ESXi doesn’t really have a full blown service console like it’s bigger brother ESX but remants of it is still there. If you enable SSH, you will have a limited command line to do simple things like delete VM’s or use SCP to copy VM’s to and from the server.
Here’s how you enable it.
- Press ALT+F1
- Type “unsupported”
Hit “Enter”
- Log in
- Edit the inetd.conf file by typing, “vi /etc/inetd.conf”
Press “/” key
Type in “ssh”
Move cursor over to #
Press “x”
Press “Shift+:”
Type “wq“ - Find “inetd” service #
Type “ps | grep inetd”
Type “kill -HUP ####“ - Done!
Now you can log in via SSH with your favourite client. In my case I use Terminal on a Mac with the following command:
ssh root@192.168.1.55
With SSH enabled you can have limited access to the service console. You can’t really install anything like the full blown ESX but it’s still very useful for SCP.
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