Hello,
I have configured my ESXi 5 VMs for VNC - to enable me to VNC to the console for each of the VMs. But I cannot work out how to obfuscate the password, I wonder if anyone can help? I have set it up as follows:
Stop each VM
Log in to the ESXi host using SSH
Add the following to the VM's .vmx file:
RemoteDisplay.vnc.enabled = "TRUE" RemoteDisplay.vnc.port = "5901"RemoteDisplay.vnc.password = "password"
When I restart the VM, I see that the following line has been added to the .vmx file
RemoteDisplay.vnc.key = "long random string blah blah blah......."
Now, when I try to connect to the server using a VNC client, I am not being allowed in. It is not asking for a password, it is showing me a blank screen.
Specifically, I am not sure if the password is working (I think this config element is deprecated in ESXi 5) and so I am not sure whether the key is my password hashed, or if it is some random password and I should generate my own key and populate the field. I would like to know how to generate the key - there is an article which details this, but when I click the link it sends me to a redirect loop. Does anyone have the details?
Secondly, why is my connection not working? I am trying to connect from a local machine. No firewalls should be getting in the way.
Any ideas?
Andy