Most administrative changes to vShield Manager can be done using the command line interface (CLI) by initiating a console session to the vShield Manager virtual machine. You can log in to the CLI by using the default user name admin and password default.
You can also access the CLI by enabling SSH.
To enable SSH:
- Log in to the CLI by using the default user name and password
- Enter configuration mode by typing
manager# en
manager# configure terminal
manager(config)# ssh start
manager(config)# cli ssh allow
To change the hostname of vShield Manager
vShield Manager uses manager as the default hostname but there is no easy way to change the hostname using the web interface or the vSphere plugin. You can only change vShield Manager’s hostname using the CLI.
- Log in to the CLI by using the default user name and password
- Enter configuration mode by typing
manager# en
manager# configure terminal
manager# hostname newhostname
- vShield will then restart its web services and accept the changes
More to follow….
VMwire 
Hi Hugo,
I’m trying to enable SSH on vShield manager and when i try to run “cli ssh allow”, it says %Unknown command. Any clue whats wrong?
Thank you
Wrong context .. run “en” enter “configure terminal” enter first.