Chapter 4. Configuring The Switch Through An Ssh Interface - IBM Flex System FC3171 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 4. Configuring the switch through an SSH interface

The switch contains an SSH server. This server enables an SSH client to establish an
SSH session with the switch to retrieve information or to configure parameters
through the command-line interface (CLI). You can perform a variety of fabric and
switch-management tasks through an Ethernet connection by using the CLI.
You can access an SSH interface in the following ways:
• Through a terminal emulator program on a network-management workstation
• Through a terminal emulator program on a management workstation connected
• Through a terminal emulator program on a management workstation connected
For you to access the switch through an SSH interface, the IP address and subnet
masks must be compatible with the network-management workstation, and the
network-management workstation must be connected to an external chassis
management-module Ethernet port.
Before you can configure the Fibre Channel fabric through the switch, the following
configuration settings must be enabled in the management module:
• External ports
• External management over all ports
For information about enabling the configuration settings in the Chassis
Management Module Web interface, see the IBM Flex System Chassis Management
Module User's Guide.
Attention: Before you configure the switch, make sure that the management
modules in the IBM Flex System chassis or workstations are correctly configured.
The Chassis Management Module or workstations and the switch must be on the
same IP subnet. For more information, see the applicable documents at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/flexsys/information/index.jsp. For
more detailed information about configuring the switch, see the IBM Flex System
FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch QuickTools User's Guide.
Note:
• Throughout this document, the management-module Web-based user interface
• Throughout this document, the user name is also known as the login name or
• The screens that are described or referred to in this document might differ
• When you are using an SSH interface to configure the switch, be sure to
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to the switch Ethernet port
to the switch serial port
is also known as the chassis management-module Web interface.
user ID for logging on to interfaces or programs.
slightly from the screens that are displayed by your system. Screen content varies
according to the type of IBM Flex System chassis and the firmware versions and
options that are installed.
configure your switch with the correct date and time information. For additional
information about setting the date and time of the switch, see steps 7 through 9
on page 28.
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