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enabling putty (ssh) to esxi

Hey guys, is this supported, I didn't find a KB article on this.

We need to run some EMC grabs on the hardware and need to open this up first.

Please advise,

Matthew

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AndreTheGiant
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Hey guys, is this supported, I didn't find a KB article on this

Until 4.1 it is not supported (but works).

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro

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MauroBonder
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follow for ESXi http://www.vm-help.com/esx/esx3i/ESXi_enable_SSH.php

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If this is 4.1 then you can enable from the DCUI interface under Troubleshooting Tools.

Or Tech Support mode
http://kb.vmware.com/kb/1003677

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AndreTheGiant
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Hey guys, is this supported, I didn't find a KB article on this

Until 4.1 it is not supported (but works).

Andrew | http://about.me/amauro | http://vinfrastructure.it/ | @Andrea_Mauro
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MauroBonder
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On ESX4i

  1. alt-f1 (Note: As pointed out below, you will not see your typing on this screen, just trust us, it is there).
  2. unsupported
  3. root pw
  4. vi /etc/inetd.conf
  5. delete the “#” from ssh
  6. services.sh restart

I’ve also poked around a bit, and found that while scp works, sftp  does not. Also note that some commenters had to do the following to get  this to work: ps aux |grep inetd (getting the PID) and then kill -HUP  PID

OR

Other thing is > VI client in host > Configuration > Security Profile > Remote Tech Support (SSH) > Options > Start Automatically > Reboot Host to apply this new rule

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Troy_Clavell
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....and finally

vim-cmd hostsvc/enable_remote_tsm
vim-cmd hostsvc/start_remote_tsm

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