How to enable Web Access on vSphere ESX 4

During our migration to vSpher 4, I noticed that for some reason the Web Access on the new hosts were not working. and I'm not sure why the Web Access to ESX 4 is disabled by default.


To enable this, all you need to do is, you need to ssh to the service console and log in as root.

[root@testone]# chkconfig --level 345 vmware-webAccess on

Once the above command is initiated. then you need to verify if it has been enabled for run level 3, 4, and 5 by executing the below command:

[root@testone]# chkconfig --list vmware-webAccess

vmware-webAccess 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:on 5:on 6:off

finally, you need to start the service:

[root@testone]# service vmware-webAccess start

Starting VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access:

VMware Virtual Infrastructure Web Access [ OK ]

For more details, refer to: vSphere Web Access Administrator's Guide