Use of Service console.

[sanketm25]

Hi all,

I need to use service console of vSphere server to execute some commands on it.So please guide me how to open the service console of vSphere .

Thanks,

Sanket .

[weinstein5]

Welcome to the Forums - You can either use the physical console fo your ESX host - or use an SSH client like putty and connect to your ESX host - but I must ask what do your want to run?

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[sanketm25]

Hey, Hi Weinstein,

Thanks for your reply !

I want to execute some commands like vmware-cmd .And i cant use the physical console as the server is at remote location.

I'm not able to use SSH client like putty and connect to your ESX host .Is their any changes i have to make in security setting/config file so i can use it from remote location .

Note:It shows me error when i try to connect it through putty :"Server cannot be connect remotely"

[depping]

By default "root" user access over SSH is disabled. you will either need to create a user on the host or enable root access over SSH.

Duncan

VMware Communities User Moderator | VCDX

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[depping · Accepted solution]

And here's a KB article which explains how to open root access:

http://kb.vmware.com/kb/8375637

Duncan

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[sanketm25]

Hey thanks a lot.

Your answers helped me to resolve the issue.

Thanks once again!

Sanket.