Get a 503 Service Unavailable error on ESX 4

12 years ago by billysmusic

When trying to log into the web interface of ESX 4 I get a "503 Service unavailable" error.

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12 years ago by

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The service is most likely not turned on (It is off by default). Log in to the console of the machine (Alt+F1, or ssh if enabled) and run the following commands:
/etc/init.d/vmware-webAccess start
chkconfig vmware-webAccess on

You should be able to access the web portion of the ESX server now.
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