→ Applies to: VMware ESXi 6.5 and above

The connection can be established from any Unix shell (bash, zsh, sh, etc.), or using emulators (like PuTTY) on Windows and macOS operating systems.

From shell

Step 1. Connect to VMware ESXi via SSH as root (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the correct ip)

ssh root@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

From PuTTY

Step 1. Download and install PuTTY (https://www.putty.org/)

Step 2. Open PuTTY

Step 3. Connect to SynetoOS appliance

• Host Name (or IP address): <your_vmware_esxi_address>
• Port: 22
• Connection type: SSH
• Click on Open

At the first connection, you may receive the alert in following screenshot: just press YES.