Would you like to learn how to disable Vmware ESXI IPV6? In this tutorial, we are going to show you all the steps required to disable the IPV6 support on a Vmware ESXi server.

This tutorial was tested on Vmware ESXi 6.5

This tutorial was tested on Vmware ESXi 6.7

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Tutorial – Vmware ESXi Disable IPV6

First, you need to access the Vmware web interface.

Open a browser software, enter the IP address of your Vmware ESXi server and access web interface.

vmware web interface

On the prompt screen, enter the administrative login information.

After a successful login, the Vmware dashboard will be displayed.

Vmware web export virtual machine

Now, you need to enable the SSH service.

Access the Manage menu, access the Services tab and locate the SSH service.

• Manage > Services > TSM-SSH

Vmware SSH service ESXi web

Right click on the SSH service and select the Start option.

Use the Putty software and connect on the Vmware ESXi server.

In our example, we are going to use an Opensource software named Putty and a computer running Windows.

The Putty software is available on the putty.org website.

After finishing the download, run the software and wait for the following screen.

Putty windows

Select the SSH option and enter the IP address of the VMWare ESXi server.

Vmware SSH Putty

On the prompt screen, enter the administrative login information.

Factory default access information:
• Username: root
• Password:

After a successful login, the console command-line will be displayed.

Use the following command to disable IPV6 and reboot the Vmware ESXi server.

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Congratulations! You successfully disabled the Vmware ESXi IPV6 protocol.