Configuring Remote Access Settings

Users with Host Administrator permissions can perform the following operations within the remote access settings:

• Enable and disable access to the Veeam Host Management web UI
• Enable and disable SSH access

Users with Security Officer permissions can approve or reject requests from Host Administrator users for temporary access to the root shell. For more information, see Managing Root Shell Access.

Managing Access to Veeam Host Management Web UI

By default, you can configure Veeam Software Appliance through the Veeam Host Management web UI. If you want to disable web UI access, perform the following steps:

• If you use the Veeam Host Management web UI, do the following:

1. In the main menu, click Remote Access.

2. Set the Host management Web UI toggle to Off.

• If you use the Veeam Host Management TUI, do the following:

1. In the main menu, select Remote access configuration.
2. Select Disable web UI, press [Enter] and confirm the operation.

To enable web UI access in the Veeam Host Management TUI, perform the following steps:

1. In the main menu, select Remote access configuration.
2. Select Enable web UI and press [Enter].

Managing SSH Access

By default, you cannot connect to Veeam Software Appliance through SSH. If required, you can enable SSH access in the Veeam Host Management web UI or TUI.

If you did not configure the Security Officer account during the Veeam Software Appliance installation, SSH access will be available immediately. If you configured the Security Officer accoubt, SSH access will be available after the Security Officer approves the request.

If you use the Veeam Host Management web UI, perform the following steps:

1. In the main menu, click Remote Access.
2. Set the SSH Server toggle to On.

If you use the Veeam Host Management TUI, perform the following steps:

1. In the main menu, select Remote access configuration.
2. Select Enable SSH server, press [Enter] and confirm the operation.

Managing Root Shell Access

If SSH is disabled, you can use only root shell in the Veeam Host Management TUI.

If you did not configure the Security Officer account during the Veeam Software Appliance installation, users with Host Administrator permissions have permanent access to the root shell. To open the root shell, perform the following steps:

1. In the main menu, select Remote access configuration.
2. Select Enter shell and press [Enter].

If you configured the Security Officer account during the Veeam Software Appliance installation, users with Host Administrator permissions must request temporary access to the root shell. To do this, perform the following steps:

• If you use the Veeam Host Management web UI, do the following:

1. In the main menu, click Overview.

2. In the Quick Actions section, click Request root access.

• If you use the Veeam Host Management TUI, do the following:

1. In the main menu, select Remote access configuration.

2. Select Request shell access and press [Enter].

If the Security Officer approves the request, access to the root shell will be granted for 8 hours from the first login. The access is not revoked after activity timeouts.