Enabling Ssh Access To The Esxi Shell; Enabling Ssh From The Dcui - VMware VS4-STD-C - vSphere Standard - PC Evaluation Manual

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Figure 56. Enable ESXi Shell from vSphere Client

Enabling SSH Access to the ESXi Shell

In addition to running commands directly from the ESXi console, you can also enable SSH services to allow
remote access to the ESXi Shell. The following section shows how to enable SSH access to the ESXi Shell.

Enabling SSH from the DCUI

Perform the following steps to enable the ESXi Shell from the DCUI:
• Log in to the ESXi host DCUI.
• Select Troubleshooting Options.
• Select Enable ESXi Shell and press return.
• Press Alt-F1 to access the ESXi Shell.
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