Esxi Serial Console Support

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Redirecting the Direct Console to a Serial Port

    https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-50/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc_50/GUID-C65306C0-DA37-4F45-8A50-31F8D109BB1D.html
    To manage your ESXi host remotely from a serial console, you can redirect the direct console to a serial port. vSphere supports the VT100 terminal type and the PuTTy terminal emulator to view the direct console over the serial port.

About the Direct Console ESXi Interface

    https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-E64B4311-11E5-44E8-8DB5-B438B4A14289.html
    Create a Security Banner for the Direct Console A security banner is a message that is displayed on the direct console Welcome screen. Redirecting the Direct Console to a Serial Port To manage your ESXi host remotely from a serial console, you can redirect the direct console to a serial port.

Access the ESXi License Key from the Direct Console

    https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-vSphere/6.0/com.vmware.vsphere.install.doc/GUID-008AB080-A2D2-4969-AB8E-C0E517F11C9D.html
    If you have physical access to the host or remote access to the direct console, you can use the direct console to access the ESXi license key. Procedure From the direct console, select View Support …

Serial Console Support VMware Communities

    https://communities.vmware.com/thread/50548
    Aug 09, 2006 · Is there serial console support for building ESX3 servers? It seems no matter what settings I use to build the off of a pxe boot the serial console is disabled once the build process starts (yes I have everything setup correctly as its identical to all …

Using Serial Ports with vSphere Virtual Machines

    https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.vm_admin.doc/GUID-A779C84D-4324-4D32-AF43-BBD962ABC9E3.html
    You can set up virtual serial ports connections for vSphere virtual machines in several ways. The connection method that you select depends on the task that you need to accomplish. You can set up virtual serial ports to send data in the following ways.

ESXi Shell Access with the Direct Console

    https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vcli.getstart.doc/cli_jumpstart.3.5.html
    An ESXi system includes a direct console (also called DCUI) that allows you to start and stop the system and to perform a limited set of maintenance and troubleshooting tasks. The direct console includes the ESXi Shell, which is disabled by default. ... See vSphere Installation and Setup documentation for information on serial port setup.

What’s New in vSphere 4.1 - VMware

    https://www.vmware.com/support/vsphere4/doc/vsp_41_new_feat.html
    What’s New in vSphere 4.1 ... VMware will continue to provide technical support for VMware ESX according to the VMware vSphere support policy. ... This enables solutions such as third-party virtual serial port concentrators for virtual machine serial console management or monitoring.

WINTEL SPOT: Find the Serial Number of VMware ESXi Host ...

    https://wintelspot.blogspot.com/2018/02/find-serial-number-of-vmware-esxi-host.html
    There are multiple ways to find the serial number of the ESXi Host. Check the Serial Number physically inscribed on the server. It may or may not be present in the Configuration Tab of the ESXi Host when checked from vCenter Console.



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