VMM Agent install problem

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I am trying to remotely install the VMM Agents on my ESX Server. Everytime I do it spits out the errore (in a nuteshell) :
Ssh Operation failed for node:server.company SshAuthentication Failed.

I noticed also in the logs that it is trying to execute the command as root, but I have not set root password for the server.

How do I set the root password and will this fix the issue with installing the agent ?

[David Claypool]

VMM uses SSH to do the agent install. By default, the ESX service console does not enable SSH. After enabling it, you need to distribute a certificate so that your ESX server trusts HP SIM by using 'mxagentconfig.'

More information on configuring SSH can be found on page 16 of the "ProLiant Essentials Virtualization Management Software 2.0 User Guide" from http://www.hp.com/servers/manage --> VMM --> Support & Manuals --> Manuals