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How to Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 7.0

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi, in this blog, I will go through the different way of enabling SSH on VMware ESXi 7.0 hosts. The default option SSH is disabled for security purposes. We can enable it for remote command execution in multiple ways. Access to the ESXi shell via SSH offers administrators have the ability to maintain, troubleshoot, and remediate issues by using a Secure Shell client such as PuTTY.

Enable SSH direct console user interface ESXi host 7.0

1- ESXi 7.0 DCUI screen, press F2 for login.

vmware vsphere esxi 7

2- Type login name “root”, password and then press enter.

esxi 7 authentication required

3- In the system customization screen, select the troubleshooting options and press enter.

esxi 7 system customization

4- Under the troubleshooting mode options, under SSH support option SSH is disable, select Enable SSH and press enter.

esxi 7 troubleshooting

5- Now SSH is showing enabled.

esxi 7 troubleshooting

Press ESC to go back to the main DCUI screen.

Enable SSH using vSphere Web Client Host

6- Log in to your ESXi 7 host via the Web Client. Type your username root, password, and then click on the login button.

esxi 7 vsphere web login

7- After login to your ESXi host, Select Host, select Action menu, from the Actions menu select Services, and select Enable Secure Shell (SSH).

esxi 7 enable secure ssl

8- Select the services tab, select TSM-SSH SSH from the services list, and then click the Start button to enable SSH.

esxi 7 enable secure ssl

Enable SSH vCenter using vSphere Client

9- Log in to your vCenter Server 7 via the vSphere client, type your vCenter username, password, and then click on login.

vcenter 7 vsphere  login

10- Select host where you need to enable SSH service, select the configure tab, under system options, and then select services.

vcenter 7 configure services

11- After selecting the Services option, select the SSH service and then click on the Start button to run the service.

vcenter 7 configure services start

12- Now SSH service is running.

vcenter 7 configure services

Now you can access the ESXi host remotely via a Secure Shell client.

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Jamil Parvez

Jamil Pervez works as a Network Administrator, based in Kuwait with a Primary focus on Microsoft technologies. Microsoft Certified MCSE, MCTP, MCITP, CCNP, CCIP, CCVP with 20 years of experience in administering Windows Servers, Exchange, VMWare, Veeam B&R, Veritas BackupExec.

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