Enabling SSH access in vRealize Operations
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Enabling SSH access in vRealize Operations

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Article ID: 315976

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Products

VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

This article provides steps on enabling SSH in vRealize Operations.

Environment

VMware vRealize Operations Manager 7.0.x
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.7.x
VMware vRealize Operations 8.3.x
VMware vRealize Operations 8.1.x
VMware vRealize Operations 8.4.x
VMware vRealize Operations 8.x
VMware vRealize Operations 8.2.x
VMware vRealize Operations Manager 7.5.x
VMware vRealize Operations 8.0.x

Resolution

    UI Method

    To enabled SSH on vRealize Operations, log into the vRealize Operations Admin UI as the local admin user.
    Under the SSH Status column, toggle the switch to the Enabled position for each node you want to enable SSH on.
     

    Manual Method

    To enable SSH on  vRealize Operations manually, complete the steps below depending on your version:

    vRealize Operations 6.x-7.x

    1. Log into the desired vRealize Operations node as root via SSH or Console, pressing ALT+F1 in a Console to log in.
    Note: By default there is no root password configured.  Press Enter twice, then provide a new password and re-type it to confirm.
    1. Start the SSH service by running the command:
    service sshd start
     
    Notes:
    To see whether the service is running or not from command line, run this command: service sshd status

    After a restart of the vRealize Operations node, SSH will need to be enabled again.  To configure SSH to start automatically, run this command:  chkconfig sshd on

    vRealize Operations 8.x

    Note: These steps can also be used to enabled SSH on Cloud Proxy VMs in vRealize Operations 8.4 and later.
    1. Log into the desired vRealize Operations node as root via SSH or Console, pressing ALT+F1 in a Console to log in.
    Note: By default there is no root password configured.  Press Enter twice, then provide a new password and re-type it to confirm.
    1. Start the SSH service by running the command:
    systemctl start sshd

    Notes:
    To see whether the service is running or not from command line, run this command: systemctl status sshd

    After a restart of the vRealize Operations node, SSH will need to be enabled again.  To configure SSH to start automatically, run this command:  systemctl enable sshd


    Additional Information

    How to reset the root password in vRealize Operations (2001476)

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