To have SSH enable on vSphere 4i is always important and helpful when you require to troubleshoot any problem you may face. The way to get this done should similar as esx 3i.
First, you press Alt + f1 then type “unsupported” and press enter.
You will see the prompt for password after this. Key in the root password you had previously configure, and you will be able to log in to the service console.
Follow by that, do a vi /etc/xinetd.conf and look for #ssh. Remove the # and save the file after this.
Go to /sbin, and run this command ./services.sh restart
Noted: If you still having problem with SSH access, please restart and it should be work.
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I had tested both environment with my test machine which is DELL Precesion Workstation with 2 x 2.0 Quad core, which had total of 17GB ECC memory loaded with 3 SATA disk contain more than 1TB local storage. Below is the comparison I had done during the test.
Installation – ESX 3.5i had advantages as the entire process is fast and simple. ESX 3.5 require more interaction as it looks similiar to Linux installation. I know the ESX 3.5 can be script and customize by using the ks.cfg which I had done previously for mass deployment. For comparison 1 to 1, ESX 3.5i is much more easier and faster.
Configuration – Basically I dun really find much different as I do manage this machine with my virtual center. The only different is the Linux connection and command no longer usable on ESX 3.5i. By the way, I read some artical to tweak around to make the SSH work on the 3.5i, but I will prefer to proceed with powershell or CLI if I do need to use command prompt.
Perfomance – ESX 3.5i had better through put. In my test, I created 3 VM which 2 of them running on Windows 2003 SP2 with 4GB memory and 4Vcpu, plus additional 1 VM with SUSELinux. I did the same on ESX 3.5 too. The respond on the ESX 3.5i is much smooth and not lacking, as ESX 3.5 you will see some lacking from the console open on Virtual center. Follow by file copy test, the VM on ESX 3.5i is slightly faster than ESX 3.5. just less than a minute faster which I tried to copy some file with 20GB. Beside these points, I had not found anything different. Read more »
