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      wirestyle22 @BRRABill
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      @BRRABill There is no console option to interact with the ESXi host in that way as far as I can see. I have XS at home.

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        coliver
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        Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.

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          JaredBusch @wirestyle22
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          @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

          @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

          @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

          @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

          @wirestyle22 and you still have not answered the question. What is the network configuration of the VMHost.

          I want to answer your question but I do not have the right credentials. The list I was given at hire is incorrect and I am trying to contact the previous director.

          They are the same credentials as you used to log in with the thick client. just the normal root account.

          I understand but it's not working. Is there a different way for me to confirm the settings until I hear back from this guy?

          If you actually logged in with 'root' as you said way earlier in this thread, that is the same account for the host itself.

          You can give your machine an IP somewhere closer to .14 in order to make sure you are in the same subnet as the VMHost itself.

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            JaredBusch @coliver
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            @coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

            Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.

            He claims the root password does not work

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              coliver @JaredBusch
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              @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

              @coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

              Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.

              He claims the root password does not work

              Even on the physical host? This may be a shit creek without the paddle issue right here.

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                BRRABill
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                Does ESXi have a console screen similar to XS?

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                  JaredBusch @coliver
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                  @coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                  @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                  @coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                  Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.

                  He claims the root password does not work

                  Even on the physical host? This may be a shit creek without the paddle issue right here.

                  He had fat client access until he changed DNS supposedly. DNS would have zero to do with it so there was something else happening that that change brought to light.

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                    scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                    @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                    @coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                    Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.

                    He claims the root password does not work

                    Is there a good way to crack that password? Have never had to breach that problem before.

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                      scottalanmiller @BRRABill
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                      @BRRABill said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                      Does ESXi have a console screen similar to XS?

                      More or less. It looks like a Linux command prompt, but there is like a nice TUI first.

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                        JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                        @scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                        @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                        @coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                        Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.

                        He claims the root password does not work

                        Is there a good way to crack that password? Have never had to breach that problem before.

                        You can get around it, yes. but it requires bringing everything down and I doubt that it is the real problem.

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                          BRRABill @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                          @BRRABill said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                          Does ESXi have a console screen similar to XS?

                          More or less. It looks like a Linux command prompt, but there is like a nice TUI first.

                          Because with XS you don't need any PW to at least access that and see networking info.

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                            JaredBusch @BRRABill
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                            @BRRABill said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                            @scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                            @BRRABill said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                            Does ESXi have a console screen similar to XS?

                            More or less. It looks like a Linux command prompt, but there is like a nice TUI first.

                            Because with XS you don't need any PW to at least access that and see networking info.

                            The default host screen show the IP. not the entire netowrk detail.

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                              JaredBusch @JaredBusch
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                              @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                              @scottalanmiller said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                              @JaredBusch said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                              @coliver said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                              Do you have access to the physical host? You may want to try logging in directly.... sometimes the fat client is very picky about which versions it likes to work with.

                              He claims the root password does not work

                              Is there a good way to crack that password? Have never had to breach that problem before.

                              You can get around it, yes. but it requires bringing everything down and I doubt that it is the real problem.

                              https://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1317898

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                                Dashrender
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                                He mentioned

                                @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                I see ESX01 and ESX02. ESX01 has the vcenter file, which is what I am accessing to view the VM's typically but nothing else

                                earlier - I wonder how many hosts he has?

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                                  wirestyle22 @Dashrender
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                                  @Dashrender said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                  He mentioned

                                  @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                  I see ESX01 and ESX02. ESX01 has the vcenter file, which is what I am accessing to view the VM's typically but nothing else

                                  earlier - I wonder how many hosts he has?

                                  2 working 1 down. This was walked into

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                                    Dashrender
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                                    Assuming the other PCs in the office where able to talk to the VM host (VMs on that host) they might have the same IP info setup.

                                    run

                                    ipconfig /all

                                    on a PC on the network that you haven't touched since this problem started.

                                    Also, try pinging the VM Host.

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                                      Dashrender @wirestyle22
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                                      @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                      @Dashrender said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                      He mentioned

                                      @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                      I see ESX01 and ESX02. ESX01 has the vcenter file, which is what I am accessing to view the VM's typically but nothing else

                                      earlier - I wonder how many hosts he has?

                                      2 working 1 down. This was walked into

                                      Do you have one physical box with ESXi installed or more than one?

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                                        wirestyle22 @Dashrender
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                                        @Dashrender said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                        @Dashrender said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                        He mentioned

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Domain Controller Down (VM):

                                        I see ESX01 and ESX02. ESX01 has the vcenter file, which is what I am accessing to view the VM's typically but nothing else

                                        earlier - I wonder how many hosts he has?

                                        2 working 1 down. This was walked into

                                        Do you have one physical box with ESXi installed or more than one?

                                        2 separate ESXi hosts that are functional. One in each building

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                                          wirestyle22 @JaredBusch
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                                          @JaredBusch Must have broken the keyboard out of frustration. One of the keys wasn't working. I'm in now.

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                                            JaredBusch @wirestyle22
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