Activate or Deactivate Secure Shell on a VMware Aria Operations Node

You can activate Secure Shell (SSH) on a VMware Aria Operations node for troubleshooting. For example, to troubleshoot a server, you might require console access to the server through SSH. Deactivated SSH on a VMware Aria Operations node for normal operation.

Procedure

1. Access the console of the VMware Aria Operations node from vCenter.
2. Select Login and press Enter to access the login prompt and then log in.
3. Run the #systemctl is-enabled sshd command.
4. If the sshd service is deactivated, run the #systemctl enable sshd command.
5. Run the # systemctl start sshd command to start the sshd service.
6. Run the # systemctl stop sshd command to stop the sshd service.

   You can also activate or deactivate Secure Shell from the SSH Status column of the VMware Aria Operations administration interface.