Is the SSH server required for RDi 9.8 Debug?

Tried starting SEP for the first time using RDi 9.8, and it wanted me to
start the SSH server. Apparently this is not set up on the server.

STRTCPSVR SERVER(*SSHD)
STRTCPSVR ended abnormally. Reason code is 0005.
Cause . . . . . : STRTCPSVR processing ended abnormally, reason code is
0005. Reason codes and their meanings follow: 0001 - QSYSWRK is not
active. The QSYSWRK subsystem must be active before using the Start TCP/IP
Server (STRTCPSVR) or End TCP/IP Server (ENDTCPSVR) CL command. 0002 -
TCP/IP has not been activated. TCP/IP must be active before using the
STRTCPSVR or ENDTCPSVR CL command. 0003 - The IBM HTTP Server for i product
must be installed before using the Start TCP/IP Server (STRTCPSVR) command
to start the server. The product identifier is 5770DG1. 0004 - The IBM
HTTP Server for i product must be installed before using the Configure
TCP/IP Applications (CFGTCPAPP) command to configure the HTTP server. The
product identifier is 5770DG1. 0005 - STRTCPSVR processing SSHD server
failed. Server product must be loaded to continue process. 0006 - The IBM
Developer Kit for Java product must be installed before using the Start
TCP/IP Server (STRTCPSVR) command to start the server. The product
identifier is 5770JV1. 0009 - TCP/IP is operating in limited mode.
STRTCPSVR not allowed when TCP/IP is in limited mode. Recovery . . . :
Based on the reason code, do one of the following and then try the request
again: 0001 - Start the QSYSWRK subsystem using the Start Subsystem
(STRSBS) CL command. 0002 - Start TCP/IP by issuing the Start TCP/IP
(STRTCP) CL command. 0003 - Install the 5770DG1 product. 0004 - Install the
5770DG1 product. 0005 - Load the server product. 0006 - Install the 5770JV1
product. 0009 - If the system is in restricted state, take it out of
restricted state. Then issue STRTCP to take TCP/IP out of limited mode.

I have never seen this before, so the question is: Do we really need SSH
for SEP debug to function in RDi 9.8?