Access VMWare ESXi v4.1 and later SSH service console

VMWare service console is not hidden anymore (starting with 4.1), here is how to enable its remote (SSH) access.

1- In vSphere Client, click on the ESXi host and go to Configuration tab and then on Security Profile.

2- Click on Properties (upper right) and then select Remote Tech Support (SSH) and click Options.

3- In Remote Tech Support (SSH) window, select Start and stop with host and then click OK on the two opened windows.

4- Use your favorite SSH application (mine is ExtraPutty) and connect to the remote console.  IP is the same you use to connect to vSphere client and the port is the standard SSH port: 22.  Username and password are also the same as vSphere client.

That’s it, you’re now ready to screw things around pretty badly!