Enable SSH Command-Line Access to an NSX Data Center for vSphere Edge Gateway in the VMware Cloud Director Service Provider Admin Portal

You can enable SSH command-line access to an edge gateway.

Procedure

1. Open Edge Gateway Services.
   1. From the primary left navigation panel, select Resources, and from the page top navigation bar, select the Cloud Resources tab.
   2. From the secondary left panel, select Edge Gateways.
   3. Click the radio button next to the name of the target edge gateway, and click Services.
2. Click the Edge Settings tab.
3. Configure the SSH settings.

   Option	Description
   Username Password Retype Password	Enter the credentials for the SSH access to this edge gateway. By default, the SSH user name is admin.
   Password Expiry	Enter the expiration period for the password, in days.
   Login Banner	Enter the text to be displayed to users when they begin an SSH connection to the edge gateway.

4. Turn on the Enabled toggle.

What to do next

Configure the appropriate NAT or firewall rules to allow an SSH access to this edge gateway.