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SCP in ESXi not working

Everytime I try to copy files from ESXi machine to other Linux machine it always fails. Either it waits for longer time or ends up with time out error.

Cmd used: scp local_file root@:IP:path/to/folder

cmd err:ssh: connect to host port 22: Connection timed out lost connection

Linux machine has sshd service running.

But, copying from Linux to ESXi works.

Where am I missing in configuration? Thanks in advance !!

Solution

  • Enable sshClient in the firewall properties of the server.

    In vSphere Client select

    host -> Configuration -> Security Profile -> Firewall -> Properties

    then enable SSH Client to enable outgoing scp connections.