Having a very strange problem with ESXi Web and Remote console.
I can no longer use the consoles on all my Linux vms that are in CLI mode. If they have a desktop, they work. All have vmtools installed and no new updates have been applied. Currently running 7.0 Update 3.
The screen comes up but the keyboard and mouse wont work except to change TTYs.
I have tried on numerous workstations and virtual desktops with same results. I tried with different accounts are well in case roles were a problem. I also tried from vCenter and from ESXi directly with same results.
I have also rebooted just to see if anything changed and nothing changed.
It now appears to be a persistent problem with this ESXi server.
Here's a vmware.log from one VM:
2022-10-18T12:26:46.008Z In(05) vmx - MKSVMX: Vigor requested a screenshot
2022-10-18T12:26:46.009Z In(05) svga - MKSScreenShotMgr: Taking a screenshot
2022-10-18T12:26:49.098Z In(05) vmx - VigorTransportProcessClientPayload: opID=esxui-8986-04ce seq=1696: Receiving MKS.IssueTicket request.
2022-10-18T12:26:49.098Z In(05) vmx esxui-8986-04ce SOCKET creating new socket listening on /var/run/vmware/ticket/be2f674c7118c412
2022-10-18T12:26:49.098Z In(05) vmx esxui-8986-04ce SOCKET 8 (118) creating new listening socket on port -1
2022-10-18T12:26:49.098Z In(05) vmx esxui-8986-04ce Issuing new webmks ticket be2f67... (120 seconds)
2022-10-18T12:26:49.099Z In(05) vmx esxui-8986-04ce VigorTransport_ServerSendResponse opID=esxui-8986-04ce seq=1696: Completed MKS request with messages.
2022-10-18T12:26:49.142Z In(05) mks - Accepting connection for webmks ticket be2f67...
2022-10-18T12:26:49.142Z In(05) mks - Expiring webmks ticket be2f67...
2022-10-18T12:26:49.142Z In(05) mks - Releasing webmks ticket be2f67...
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) mks - SOCKET 9 (119) AsyncTCPSocketSetOption: Option layer/level [6], option/name [1]: successfully set OS option for TCP socket.
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z Wa(03) mks - SOCKET 10 (119) unable to determine remote IP address
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) mks - MKSRemoteMgr: AddRemoteConsole (numConsoles=0)
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) mks - SOCKET 9 (119) AsyncTCPSocketSetOption: sendLowLatencyMode set to [1].
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) mks - SOCKET 10 (119) Creating VNC remote connection.
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) mks - MKSControlMgr: New VNC connection 1
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) svga - MVNCEncode: MVNCEncode_ServerSetTopology - original root: (0, 0) size: (800, 600)
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) svga - MVNCEncode: Number of screens changed from 0 to 1
2022-10-18T12:26:49.143Z In(05) svga - MVNCEncode: screen: 0 BoundingBox: (800x600) Screen (800x600) @ (0,0) bytesPerLine: 3200
2022-10-18T12:26:49.165Z In(05) mks - MVNCRegionEncoder_Create: region encoder static. Screen 0/1 @ Resolution: 800 x 600
2022-10-18T12:26:49.188Z In(05) mks - JPEG quality levels (min, mid, max). Input: (25, 35, 90) Clamped: (25, 35, 90)
2022-10-18T12:26:49.189Z In(05) mks - MVNCRegionEncoder_Create: region encoder adaptive. Screen 0/1 @ Resolution: 800 x 600
2022-10-18T12:26:49.211Z In(05) mks - JPEG quality levels (min, mid, max). Input: (25, 35, 90) Clamped: (25, 35, 90)
2022-10-18T12:26:49.211Z In(05) mks - MVNCRegionEncoder_Create: region encoder adaptive. Screen 0/1 @ Resolution: 800 x 600
2022-10-18T12:26:49.500Z In(05) vmx - Tools_SetGuestResolution: Sending rpcMsg = Resolution_Set 638 370
