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.
  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.