Thursday, December 15, 2016
Know to enable SSH to an ESXi 5 Host
Know to enable SSH to an ESXi 5 Host
To enable the ESXi Shell from the Direct Console
1 | Access the direct console of the ESXi host, press F2, and provide credentials when prompted. |
2 | Scroll to Troubleshooting Options, and press Enter. |
3 | Select Enable ESXi Shell and press Enter. |
On the left, Enable ESXi Shell changes to Disable ESXi Shell. On the right, ESXi Shell is Disabled changes to ESXi Shell is Enabled.
4 | (Optional) Configure the time-out for the ESXi Shell |
a | Select Modify ESXi Shell timeout and press Enter. |
b | Enter the time-out value in minutes and press Enter. |
5 | Press Esc until you return to the main direct console screen. |
You can enable the ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client.
To enable the local or remote ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client
1 | Select the host, click the Configuration tab, and click Security Profile in the Software panel. |
2 | In the Services section, click Properties. |
3 | Select ESXi Shell and click Options. |
4 | Change the ESXi Shell options. |
? | To temporarily start or stop the service, click the Start or Stop button. |
? | To enable access permanently, click Start and stop with host. The change will take effect the next time you reboot the host. |
5 | Click OK. |
6 | (Optional) Configure the time-out for the ESXi Shell from the vSphere Client. |
a | In the Configuration tab’s Software panel, click Advanced Settings. |
b | In the left panel, click UserVars. |
c | Locate UserVars.ESXiShellTimeOut and enter the timeout value in minutes. |
d | Click OK. |
After you have enabled the ESXi Shell, you can use it from that monitor or through an out-of-band network connection.
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