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Failed to initialize SSL session to remote host (Remote console not working)
When you use VMware Remote Console to connect to a virtual machine that runs on a host with SSL disabled, you see the following error:
Unable to connect to the MKS: SSL required.
Unable to connect to the MKS: SSL required.
Resolution:
SSL authentication is enabled on ESX/ESXi hosts by default.
If disabled SSL on a host, you must enable it again before you can use VMware Remote Console (VMRC) to access a virtual machine.
To enable SSL from the vSphere Web Client:
- Open the vSphere Web Client and select the host in the inventory.
- Click the Settings tab, and select Advanced System Settings under System.
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Search for SSL, select the Config.Defaults.security.host.ruissl setting and click the Edit icon.
To enable SSL authentication from vSphere Client:
- Directly connect to the host using the vSphere Client.
- Click the Configuration tab.
- Under Software, click Advanced Settings.
- Expand Config > Defaults.
- Expand Security and select host.
- Select the option to enable SSL authentication.
I found another easy way of Fixing the issue:
1. Turn off the machine completely.
2. Open the console session.
3. Power up the Guest Machine and the console will start working.
