Reviewed: 2017-08-14
Product Version:
AhsayOBM: 7.5.0.0 - 7.9.2.x
OS: All platforms
ATTENTION 1st January, 2022: v7 officially End-of-Life [details] ===== Problem Description ===== When creating a backup set on a VMware ESXi host the following error is shown by AhsayOBM "Cannot connect SSH, please check the SSH settings" .
![](http://wiki.ahsay.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=public:5234_0.png)
===== Cause ===== The SSH setting is disabled on the VMware ESXi host.
To perform a backup of guests virtual machines on a VMware host, AhsayOBM needs to login to the VMware host using ssh using the root account via port 22 (default).
===== Resolution ===== To resolve this issue:
- Enable SSH on the VMware using the following instructions https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/inde ... t.3.6.html
- After enabling SSH verify the setup is correct by using telnet from the AhsayOBM machine, i.e. telnet esxi_host 22
https://serenity-networks.com/how-to-en ... -versions/
===== Keywords ===== VMware, ESXi, enable ssh, port 22