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I’m currently using ESXi for a test environment for an exchange upgrade.  Through configuration I was looking for a way to extend the capabilities of ESXi and required ssh access.  I ran into the following article which I quoted to maintain my own notes, check out the site below:

http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2008/08/10/howto-esxi-and-ssh/

By default this isn’t possible. But there’s a way to get this working, just do the following:

1. Go to the ESXi console and press alt+F1
2. Type: unsupported
3. Enter the root password(No prompt, typing is blindly)
4. At the prompt type “vi /etc/inetd.conf”
5. Look for the line that starts with “#ssh” (you can search with pressing “/”)
6. Remove the “#” (press the “x” if the cursor is on the character)
7. Save “/etc/inetd.conf” by typing “:wq!”
8. Restart the management service “/sbin/services.sh restart”