Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 with vSphere Client


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In a VMware ESX environment, for remote troubleshooting or other stuff, you can enable SSH on your VMware ESXi 5.5 physical host. You can do this on the VMware ESXi host itself or you can do this directly from the VMware vSphere Client.

On the vSphere Client click on the Configuration tab:

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 with vSphere Client

Click on Security Profile:

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 with vSphere Client

Now open the Properties tab so you can see the Security Profile properties and the Remote Access services.

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 with vSphere Client

Select the SSH Service and click on Options. This will open up a new Windows where you can start the SSH service for your VMware ESXi 5.5 host and also set the startup properties for the service.

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 with vSphere Client

Now you should be able to access your VMware vSphere ESXi host via SSH. If you have any problems to connect you should also check out the firewall of your ESXi server.

Enable SSH on VMware ESXi 5.5 with vSphere Client