Enable or Disable Secure Shell on a vRealize Operations Node

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

Procedure

1. Access the console of the vRealize 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 disabled, 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 enable or disable Secure Shell from the SSH Status column of the vRealize Operations administration interface.