HP 445946-001 Configuring SSH and SCP features (CLI example), Enabling or disabling SSH, Enabling or disabling SCP apply and save, putcfg_apply, putcfg_apply_save

Accessing the switch

The switch implementation of SSH is based on version 1.5 and version 2.0, and supports SSH clients from version 1.0 through version 2.0. Client software can use SSH version 1 or version 2. The following SSH clients are supported:

•SSH 3.0.1 for Linux (freeware)

•SecureCRT® 4.1.8 (VanDyke Technologies, Inc.)

•OpenSSH_3.9 for Linux (FC 3)

•FedoraCore 3 for SCP commands

•PuTTY Release 0.58 (Simon Tatham) for Windows

Configuring SSH and SCP features (CLI example)

Before you can use SSH commands, use the following commands to turn on SSH and SCP.

Enabling or disabling SSH

To enable the SSH feature, connect to the switch CLI and enter the following commands:

>> # /cfg/sys/sshd/on	(Turn SSH on)
Current status: OFF
New status: ON
SSHD# apply	(Apply the changes to start generating
	RSA host and server keys)

RSA host key generation starts

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RSA host key generation completes (lasts 212549 ms)

RSA host key is being saved to Flash ROM, please don’t reboot the box immediately.

RSA server key generation starts

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RSA server key generation completes (lasts 75503 ms)

RSA server key is being saved to Flash ROM, please don’t reboot the box immediately.

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Apply complete; don’t forget to “save” updated configuration.

Enabling or disabling SCP apply and save

Enter the following commands from the switch CLI to enable the SCP putcfg_apply and putcfg_apply_save commands:

>> # /cfg/sys/sshd/ena	(Enable SCP apply and save)
>> # /cfg/sys/sshd/dis	(Disable SCP apply and save)
SSHD# apply	(Apply the changes)

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