CTRL ALT DEL on vSphere 4 Console
If you hit CTRL-ALT-DEL on ESX 4 console, the server will reboot even if there are running VMs and it doesn't matter if the server is not in Maintenance Mode. To disable this yourself: 1. Open /etc/inittab (vi /etc/inittab) 2. Search for "CTRL-ALT-DELETE" or "ctrlaltdel" (hit escape, "/",...