By default ESXi does not support console. To enable it you must be at physical terminal (screen & keyboard). Press ALT+F1 and type “unsupported”. Then at the Password prompt type root password. You are in. Tested on ESXi 4.0 @ Dell PowerEdge 2950.
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By default ESXi does not support console. To enable it you must be at physical terminal (screen & keyboard). Press ALT+F1 and type “unsupported”. Then at the Password prompt type root password. You are in. Tested on ESXi 4.0 @ Dell PowerEdge 2950.