Starting A Secure Session Between Switches; Table 9-28 Command Parameters For Ssh - Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM1E/PXM45) Configuration Manual

Chapter 9 Switch Operating Procedures

Starting a Secure Session Between Switches

To start a secure session, enter the ssh command as follows:
mgx8830a.1.PXM.a > ssh [-l username] [-v] [-V] [-q] [-e] [-p] [-1] [-2] [username@]host
[command]
Table 9-28

Table 9-28 Command Parameters for ssh

Parameter
-l username
-v
-V
-q
-e
-p
-1
-2
username@
Release 5.0.10, OL-3845-01 Rev. B0, August 16, 2004
describes the parameters for this command.
Description
Specifies a username for login on the remote host. If no username is specified,
the client switch where you enter this command uses your current login name.
Example:
PXM1E_SJ.7.PXM.a > ssh -l superuser 172.29.52.56
superuser@172.29.52.56's password:
M8850_NY.7.PXM.a >
The verbose (lowercase v) option displays status messages regarding the
establishment of the secure connection. You can enter the -v option up to three
times to increase the level of message reporting. One -v provides the least
detail and -v -v -v provides the most detail.
The version option (upper case V) displays the SSH version information only
as shown in the following example:
PXM1E_SJ.7.PXM.a > ssh -V 172.29.52.88
SSHield_1.6.1 derived from OpenSSH_3.0.2p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0,
OpenSSL 0x0090602f
Note
The quiet option suppresses warning messages.
The escape option defines an escape character for the session. To specify no
escape character, enter "none." The default escape character is the tilde symbol
(~).
The port option specifies the port to connect to at the remote server. The default
value for the client and the server is 22. If you change the port number at the
remote switch, you must specify the correct port number when entering the ssh
command.
The -1 option forces the secure session to use the SSH Version 1 protocol.
The -2 option forces the secure session to use the SSH Version 2 protocol.
Specifies a username for login on the remote host. If no username is specified,
the client switch where you enter this command uses your current login name.
Example:
PXM1E_SJ.7.PXM.a > ssh superuser@172.29.52.56
superuser@172.29.52.56's password:
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The -V option takes precedence over other command options. For
example, a remote switch IP address is specified in the above example.
In this example, the switch displays only the version information and
does not establish a secure session with the remote switch.
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