Ok here it is to get the cli on esxi
# console and press Alt-F1
# then type "UNSUPPORTED" and press <enter>
# login with your root login and password
# and you can do your thing ... or enable SSH in the next steps
# Edit the inetd.conf file by typing "vi /etc/inetd.conf"
# remove the # in front of the SSH line
# reboot your ESXi server (or kill the inetd process and start it again)
Ben
On 13/08/2010 12:35 PM, Ben Donohue wrote:
with ESXi you can get to the command line.
on the ESXi server you can get to a command window by a key sequence
and edit a config file and turn on ssh.
Then use putty to get a command line remotely.
Everyone does it. Just can't find my notes on where to do it... I'll
keep searching... gooooooooogle it.
I use the cli to clone vms etc. Just didn't think to do remove
snapshots when the GUI had a point and click!
Ben
On 13/08/2010 12:19 PM, Chris Donovan wrote:
On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Ben Donohue<donoh...@icafe.com.au>
wrote:
Removed using the VMware Infracture Client GUI front end. Using
ESXi but
this should be no difference.
ESXi doesn't include the vmware CLI tools, but you can install them on
the unsupported COS.
Don't see what the difference would be using the command line
however I'll
try the command line next time.
Also probably remove snapshots one by one.
Not sure if there is a difference either, and to my knowledge with
"vmware-cmd ... removesnapshots", it removes _all_ snapshots, and not
just a single one.
If using the command line, does the guest need rebooting?
I've never had to reboot, but that doesn't mean much I suppose.
Chris-
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