ESXi Shell
Timeout

The

ESXi Shell

supports a timeout for

ESXi Shell

availability and a timeout for idle

ESXi Shell

sessions.

Availability timeout - The availability timeout setting is the amount of time that can elapse before you must log in after the

ESXi Shell

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

ESXi Shell

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

vSphere Client

. See the

vSphere Security

document for detailed instructions.

VMware vSphere SDKs and Tools 7.0