How to Check MD5 in VMware ESXi

Written By Christian Castagna (Administrator)

Updated at October 21st, 2025

→ Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5 and above

 

Step 1. Connect to VMware ESXi via SSH as root (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the correct ip/host)

ssh root@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

 

Step 2. Check MD5 (replace <file_path> with the path)

md5sum <file_path>