Timeout
The
supports a timeout for
availability and a timeout for idle
sessions.
- Availability timeout - The availability timeout setting is the amount of time that can elapse before you must log in after the is enabled. After the timeout period, the service is disabled and users are not allowed to log in.
- Idle timeout - If a user enables the on a host, but forgets to log out of the session, the idle session remains connected indefinitely.
You can set both timeout values
from the Direct Console User Interface or from the
. See the
vSphere Security
document for detailed instructions.