Enable SSH Service on Source and Destination ESXI Servers To enable the SSH service, log in to the web interfaces for your ESXI servers. Then click on Host at the top right. Click Actions -> Services -> Enable Secure Shell (SSH) (if it is not already enabled). Enable SSH Client Service on Source ESXI Server. Log in to the SSH of the source ESXI server using the putty tool. You may need to run the below commands: esxcli network firewall ruleset list --ruleset-id sshClient Check if the SSH client service is enabled. If disabled, the command will return a result of ‘False’. If a ‘False’ response is returned, run this next command. If ‘False’ is not the returned response, proceed to the next step! esxcli network firewall ruleset set --ruleset-id sshClient --enabled=true Copy the VM from Source to Destination Before running the below commands, make sure the VM that will be migrated is turned off in the source ESXI server. Connect to your source ESXI server using putty or your favorite