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Activating SSH from Utility Services

About this task

For security purpose, SSH access to Appliance Virtualization Platform shuts down in the normal operation. You must activate SSH on Appliance Virtualization Platform.

When you install or preinstall Appliance Virtualization Platform on a server, SSH is enabled. After you accept the license terms during Appliance Virtualization Platform installation, SSH shuts down within 24 hours. After SSH shuts down, you must reactivate SSH by using the AVP_SSH enable command from Utility Services.

Before you begin

Start an SSH session.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Utility Services virtual machine running on Appliance Virtualization Platform with an admin account.
  2. Type cd /opt/avaya/common_services.
  3. Type the following:
    ls
    AVP_SSH enable

    Within 3 minutes, from Utility Services, the SSH service starts on Appliance Virtualization Platform and runs for two hours. After two hours, you must reactivate SSH from Utility Services.

    When SSH is enabled, you can use an SSH client such as PuTTY to gain access to Appliance Virtualization Platform on customer management IP address or the services port IP address of 192.168.13.6.

  4. (Optional) To find the status of SSH, type AVP_SSH status.
  5. To disable SSH, type AVP_SSH disable.