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With all version of VMWare ESXi, you can enter into the console menu by pressing a sudden key combination.  This is also the Tech Support Mode too.

VMWare ESXi Console mode:

1. At the console, press Alt+F1
2. Type in the word “unsupported” and press enter
3. Type in the root password
4. Now you should be inside the console menu.

To exit console mode:  Type “exit”

To go back to the MENU options:   Press Alt+F2