VxRail: How to enable SSH for vCenter

Summary: How to manually enable SSH when receiving error "An internal error has occurred - Error #1009"

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Instructions

Enable SSH following the below steps:
 
  1. Open a browser and go to VAMI: https://<vcenter-ip>:5480
  2. Log in with the root credentials.
  3. In the left-hand menu, click Access.
  4. Click the Edit button.
  5. Enable the SSH Login option and click OK to save the change Screenshot of dialog menu to enable SSH 
Article Properties
Article Number: 000022532
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 23 Jun 2026
Version:  7
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