Resetting the HTTP Session Timeout and Regenerating the SSL Certificate After Upgrading ESX Server
Details
I upgraded to a newer version of ESX Server and lost my HTTP
session timeout settings. How do I reset the timeout value and
regenerate the SSL server certificate?
Solution
After upgrading ESX Server, the HTTP session timeout value
resets to the default idle time value of 60 minutes. For ESX Server,
this setting can be specified by running the management interface
configuration program vmware-config-mui.pl. The vmware-config-mui.pl script lets you choose the number of
minutes before an HTTP session times out.
To change the timeout value, please follow the steps below.
Log onto the ESX Server service console as root.
Enter the script: vmware-config-mui.pl
At the prompt, enter the number of minutes and press Enter. The
SSL server certificate is generated and a confirmation message
appears.
To restart the VMware Management Interface, enter: /etc/init.d/httpd.vmware start
