When I try to assess VMware ESXi with Assessor 4.x.x, I am getting an error "An error occurred creating the session for UserID@my ip"

Problem

Solution

Please first make sure you are using the following ESXi connection string formatting: root/password@IPAddress There are also limitations to how you can format the actual password itself, please refer to this support article: Cannot connect to ESXi Target for Assessment

1. If you’re using a sessions.properties file via the command line or GUI, you will need to modify the sessions.properties file from a SSH connection type to a local session type. Please refer to this section of the user guide: “It is required to utilize a local "session" type for the configuration assessment.”

   # ------------------------------------ # # Local Connection # # ------------------------------------ # #session.default.type=local #session.default.tmp=C:\\Temp

    

2. f you’re using a custom assessor-config.xml via the command line or GUI, you will need to modify the file to use the local Connection type and not the SSH connection

   <!-- ****************************************************************************** A "connection" for a local, host-based assessment ****************************************************************************** --> <session id="local"> <type>local</type> <tmp_path>C:\Path\to\tmp</tmp_path> </session>

    

3. If you’re using the interactive GUI to enter the information manually, select:

   1. Advanced Scan>

   2. Add remote or local target system>

   3. Target System Type: Local>

   4. Benchmark: ESXi vX>

   5. You will be prompted to enter your ESXi connection string

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