copy and paste using the console in vSphere is disabled by default. (security feature)
to enable copy and paste:
1. using vSphere client right click on the virtual machine and click on edit settings.
2. navigate to : options/ advanced/ general and click on configuration parameters.
click add row and add these two parameters:
isolation.tools.copy.disable – false
isolation.tools.paste.disable – false
It is possible to set this as a default for all the vms using the ssh access and editing this file: /etc/vmware/config
more information: http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsi…Id=1026437