VMware KB: Cluster warning shown in vCenter Server when Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) or Local Tech Support Mode is enabled
When Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) or Local Tech Support Mode is enabled, you see the warning:
Configuration Issues
The Local Tech Support Mode for the host localhost.localdomain has been enabled.
Remote Tech Support Mode(SSH) for the host <server> has been enabled
If the timeout setting to stop the service has been set to 0, effectively disabling the timeout, this warning is permanently displayed.
Resolution
Note: This article pertains to vSphere 4.x. For vSphere 5.0, see Cluster warning for ESXi Shell and SSH appear on an ESXi 5 host (2003637).
In vSphere 4.1, you can enable Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) and Local Tech Support Mode on ESXi from the vSphere Client, as well as from the Direct Console User Interface (DCUI).
This message is a proactive security measure designed to ensure that administrators are aware that remote access has been enabled for the server.
Prior to vSphere 4.1 Update 2, disabling Remote Tech Support Mode (SSH) and Local Tech Support Mode is the only way to prevent this warning from appearing. In vSphere 4.1 Update 2, you can disable the Remote Tech Support Mode Remote (SSH) and Local Tech Support Mode warmings from appearing on the hosts.
To disable these warnings:
Select the ESXi host from the Inventory.
Select Advanced Settings from the Software menu.
Navigate to UserVars > UserVars.SupressShellWarning.
Set the value from 0 to 1.
Click OK.
Remove the “host currently has no management network redundancy” warning from your whitebox HA enabled ESX cluster « Yuri’s Technology Blog
- Go to the properties of your cluster
- Select HA from the left pane
- Click the ‘Advanced Options’ button
- Fill in the first column of the first row by double clicking and typing the value ‘das.ignoreRedundantNetWarning’
- Fill in the second column of the same row by double clicking and typing the value ‘True’
- Close the Advanced Options windowNow deselect the option ‘Enable HA’ and press OKHA will be disabled, this will take some timeGo back to the options and select ‘Enable HA’ and press OKHA will be enabled and the warning will be gone
VPN: Troubleshooting IPsec on IOS and ASA devices
Nice troubleshooting information about Cisco VPN, on ASA/IOS, for aggresive mode and main mode.
VPN: Troubleshooting IPsec on IOS and ASA devices.
