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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”.

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 on ssh using the root account via port 22 (default).

To resolve this issue:

1. Enable SSH on the VMware using the following instructions https://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.vmware.vcli.getstart.doc%2Fcli_jumpstart.3.6.html

2. After enabling SSH verify the setup is correct by using telnet from the AhsayOBM machine, i.e. telnet {VMware_host} 22

Example: The following information will be displayed by a VMware ESXi v5.5 host if SSH is enabled in response to telnet.

SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.6

Reference:

https://serenity-networks.com/how-to-enable-ssh-on-vmware-esxi-5-5-5-6-all-other-versions/

VMware, ESXi, enable ssh, port 22