Using Secure Shell 2 (SSH2)
You are prompted to enter information to be used in generating the key. The key generation process takes approximately ten minutes. Once the key has been generated, you should save your configuration to preserve the key.
To use a key that has been previously created, use the following command:
config ssh2 key pregenerated
You are prompted to enter the pregenerated key. The key generation process generates the SSH2 private host key. The SSH2 public host key is derived from the private host key, and is automatically transmitted to the SSH2 client at the beginning of an SSH2 session.
Before you initiate a session from an SSH2 client, ensure that the client is configured for any nondefault access list or TCP port information that you have configured on the switch. Once these tasks are accomplished, you may establish an
For additional information on the SSH protocol refer to
Using SCP2 from an External SSH2 Client
In ExtremeWare version 6.2.1 or later, the SCP2 protocol is supported for transferring image and configuration files to the switch from the SSH2 client, and for copying the switch configuration from the switch to an SSH2 client. The user must have
You can use any names for configuration or image files stored on the system running the SSH2 client. However, files on the switch have predefined names, as follows:
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