RHEL virtual machine display screen goes black and does not come back when running on VMware

Issue

• Virtual machine display goes black and does not respond to mouse or keyboard.
• Waiting a long time after VM boot without login makes the VM screen go black and it does not wake up anymore.
• Only getting a "loading spinning cursor/wheel" when accessing the VM via VMWare apps such as vsphere or other management interfaces.
• This issue also occurs when the guest OS reaches a configured "Screen Blank" timeout during a session.
  • Even when the Web Console screen is black and unresponsive, SSH access to the virtual machine typically remains functional.