There is a hack to enable SSH for VMware ESX 3i. After reading the VMTN forum. Here is the procedure to enable SSH
- Boot ESXi and wait till the till"loaded
- Press ALT-F1, you see the console screen
- Type unsupported and press ENTER
- Enter the root password
- Enter the following command vi /etc/inetd.conf
- Search for the #SSH row
- Remove the # from the SSH row
- Save the config by entering :wq!
- Type ps | grep inetd on the console
- Send a hangup signal by using the following command kill -s HUP
Open now your favorite SSH client (for example Putty) and SSH to the VMware 3i server.