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• Select the ESXi host
• Select the Configuration tab
• Select Security Profile under Software
• Click Properties
• Select Remote Tech Support (SSH)
• Click Options
• Select Start automatically
• Click Start
• Click OK

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In the case of ESX 4.1, SSH  is enabled as the default. Using the vSphere Client, you can confirm it5.0:

• Select the ESXi host
• Select the Configuration tab
• Select Security Profile under Software
• Click Properties
• Select SSH Server
• Click Options
• Confirm that Start automatically is selected
• Click OK

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• Create an SSH key pair on the management node (or use a key you previously created):

  Tip
  ssh-keygen -t rsa -f /etc/vcl/vcl.key -N '' -b 1024 -C 'VCL root account'

• Log into the ESX host via SSH (password authentication should work) and create the directory:

  Tip
  ssh <ESXi host> 'mkdir /.ssh'

• Copy the public key to the ESXi host:
  ESXi 4.x:

  Tip
  scp /etc/vcl/vcl.key.pub <ESXi host>:/.ssh/authorized_keys

  ESXi 5.x:

  Tip
  scp /etc/vcl/vcl.key.pub <ESXi host>:/etc/ssh/keys-root/authorized_keys

• Test making an SSH connection using the key:

  Tip
  ssh -i /etc/vcl/vcl.key <ESXi host>

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