How to access ESXi through SSH?
To connect to the ESX host using an SSH client:

  1. Log into ESX host as the root user with the vSphere Client.
  2. Click Users & Groups.
  3. Right-click on a blank area and click Add.
  4. Enter a username and password.
  5. Select Grant shell access to this user and click OK.
  6. Open your SSH client.
  7. Complete the necessary fields.

Logging Into ESXi Host Using vSphere Client

  1. Open the vSphere Client.
  2. Enter the IP address or name of the vSphere Hypervisor in the IP address / Name field.
  3. Enter the user name in the User name field.
  4. Enter the password in the Password field.
  5. Click Login.

Go to File > Connect to server. Enter the server hostname or IP address and username and password. If the server runs on a non-standard port, follow the hostname / address with a colon and then the port number. When prompted you can choose to store the password, to never store the password, or to decide later.

How to access ESXi command line : After enabling the ESXi shell, press Alt+F1 to open the console on the machine running ESXi. You should enter your login and password after that (the credentials of the root user can be used). You can execute ESXi shell commands. If you need to go back to the ESXi DCUI, press Alt+F2.

How to connect to host by SSH

Connect to your web space via an SSH client:

  1. Open your SSH client.
  2. Type ssh [email protected]. (replace one-example.com with your own domain)
  3. If this is the first time you are connecting, confirm the authenticity of the host by typing yes.
  4. Enter your password.
  5. Press Enter.

How do I access hosting via SSH : Open your SSH client, put your domain name or the IP address of the server into the Host Name field (you can also use server name here, you can check it using this tutorial), enter 21098 into the Port field, choose SSH as your connection type and press the Open button.

The Direct Console User Interface (DCUI) is a menu-based interface that is accessed from the host console and used to configure ESXi running on vSphere hosts. NOTE: You must configure the ESXi settings using both DCUI and the web interface. After the server reboots and fully loads ESXi, press F2 to log in to the DCUI.

22

Default value for SSH port is 22.

How do I find my ESXi host IP address

If you ping that host name, you will be able to get its ip address. To open the full console, right click your VM and select "Open Console". Also, if you go to VCenter > Hosts & Clusters > you will be able to see a list of hosts – which again, you should be able to ping.Launching RDP from Windows

  1. From the local Windows machine, navigate to Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection.
  2. When the Remote Desktop Connection window displays: type or paste the address of the VM RDP service:
  3. Click Connect.

To enable SSH on an ESXi host, follow these steps:

  1. Log into the ESXi Web UI.
  2. In the left menu titled navigator click "Manage"
  3. In window on the right click the "Services" tab at the top.
  4. Locate the SSH service, listed as "TSM-SSH" in the image.
  5. Right click, and click start.


Click on start and run type in CMD and click OK. Type exit and press enter to exit from the command prompt. To open a shell prompt in Linux. Open a terminal window from applications.

How to use SSH in terminal : You can start an SSH session in your command prompt by executing ssh user@machine and you will be prompted to enter your password. You can create a Windows Terminal profile that does this on startup by adding the commandline setting to a profile in your settings.json file inside the list of profile objects.

How to enable SSH on ESXi hosts : How to enable ssh on ESXi host

  1. Log into the ESXi Web UI.
  2. In the left menu titled navigator click "Manage"
  3. In window on the right click the "Services" tab at the top.
  4. Locate the SSH service, listed as "TSM-SSH" in the image.
  5. Right click, and click start.

What is the SSH Port for Hostinger

Here at Hostinger, we use the custom SSH Port 65002. Hence, you will see 65002 as the default port number when accessing SSH details on your hPanel.

Enter the hostname or IP address of your server into the Host Name field and leave the port number set to 22. Select Open to open a connection to your server, you'll see a login prompt to enter a username, then just enter your SSH username and password to connect to your server.Procedure

  1. From the vSphere Client, navigate to the host and click Configure > Services.
  2. Open an SSH client and connect to the vCenter Server.
  3. Log in with the root account.
  4. Enter DCUI to start the Direct Console User Interface.
  5. Click inside the console window and press F2 to customize the system.

How do I access the VMware console : From vSphere Web Client 6.0 or newer, click the gear icon in the lower right corner of the console thumbnail, and click Launch Remote Console. If VMware Remote Console is the default vSphere Web Client console, click the console thumbnail or Actions > Open Console .