Network error : Connection refused when putty to vSphere

[8ight]

hi guys,

Anybody got any idea how over come this issue.

Tested connecting putty with vmware ESXi 3.5 have no problem, but when i upgrade my host to vSphere, i started encountery Network error: connection refused.

it seems something is blocking me to access the vSphere for console mode.

please advice.

thanks

[AntonVZhbankov]

So just re-enable ssh access to ESXi 4 if you need it.

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[Joshua_Mally]

Make sure port 22 is open and ssh is enabled on the esx server. Also try restarting the sshd and network service on the esx server.

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[bulletprooffool]

http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=8375637

[srinivasvivek]

Try this

http://www.viveknadar.com/inquisitive/2009/04/vmware-snippets-how-to-enable-ssh-access-to-root-in-esx.html

You may want to use this free tool - http://www.veeam.com/vmware-esx-server/root_access/