Hi,
on one of our ESX servers the management just stopped working. No ssh, console, VI working. As all the vSwitch-0 is down. I know that the fastest way'd be a reset of the server, but I have some production virtual servers I'd like not to reset (I know, the HA is fast, but still...). The only way I found working is the vmkping from another esx to je SC-1 port of this unresponsive server.
Is there any way to make the management working again through the SC-1 port and from another esx?
What to do in those cases - no ssh, console, nothing?
And after the reboot - management restart, what to check first to see the reason that caused this state?