Command Line Reference Guide

1336 | Security
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ssh
c e s
Open an SSH connection specifying the hostname, username, port number and version of the SSH
client.
Dell Networking OS supports both inbound and outbound SSH sessions using IPv4 or IPv6 addressing.
Inbound SSH supports accessing the system through the management interface as well as through a
physical Layer 3 interface.
Syntax
ssh [vrf vrf-id] {hostname | ipv4 address | ipv6 address} [-l username | -p port-number | -v {1
| 2}]
Parameters
Defaults
As above.
Command Modes
EXEC Privilege
Command
History
Example
Figure 51-14. ssh Command Example
vrf vrf-id
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword vrf followed by the ID number of the VRF.
Range: 1 to 63.
hostname
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address or the hostname of the remote device.
vrf instance
(OPTIONAL) E-Series Only: Enter the keyword vrf following by the VRF
Instance name to open a SSH connection to that instance.
ipv4 address
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IP address in dotted decimal format A.B.C.D.
ipv6-address
prefix-length
(OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format followed by the
prefix length in the
/x format.
Range: /0 to /128
Note: The
:: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros
-l username (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword -l followed by the user name used in this SSH
session.
Default: The user name of the user associated with the terminal.
-p port-number
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword -p followed by the port number.
Range: 1 to 65536
Default: 22
-v {1 | 2}
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword -v followed by the SSH version 1 or 2.
Default: The version from the protocol negotiation
Version Added support for VRF.
Version 7.9.1.0 Introduced VRF
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced for S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Added IPv6 support; Introduced for C-Series
pre-Version 6.1.1.0 Introduced for E-Series
FTOS#ssh 123.12.1.123 -l ashwani -p 5005 -v 2