Error Message when Attempting to Use VMware GSX Server Console is Not Informative
Details
You cannot use the VMware Virtual Machine Console from a VMware GSX
Server host to connect to a virtual machine running on a VMware
Server system. The error message that appears does not explain that
this is the reason for the connection failure.
Solution
To connect to VMware Server, install the version of the VMware
Server Console that is available from the VMware Management
Interface in VMware Server.