Users Guide

In the command line interface, you can manage session timeouts using the racadm command, racadm getconfig -g

cfgSessionManagement. For more information, see the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge M1000e RACADM

Command Line Reference Guide

Using SSH With CMC

SSH is a command line session that includes the same capabilities as a Telnet session, but with session negotiation and encryption to

improve security. The CMC supports SSH version 2 with password authentication. SSH is enabled on the CMC by default.

NOTE: CMC does not support SSH version 1.

When an error occurs during the CMC login, the SSH client issues an error message. The message text is dependent on the client

and is not controlled by CMC. Review the RACLog messages to determine the cause of the failure.

NOTE: OpenSSH must be run from a VT100 or ANSI terminal emulator on Windows. You can also run OpenSSH using

Putty.exe. Running OpenSSH at the Windows command prompt does not provide full functionality (that is, some keys do

not respond and no graphics are displayed). For systems running Linux, run SSH client services to connect to CMC with

any shell.

Four simultaneous SSH sessions are supported at a time. The session timeout is controlled by the cfgSsnMgtSshIdleTimeout

property. For more information, see the database property chapter of the Chassis Management Controller for Dell PowerEdge

M1000e RACADM Command Line Reference Guide, the Services Management page in the Web interface, or see Conguring

Services.

CMC also supports Public Key Authentication (PKA) over SSH. This authentication method improves SSH scripting automation by

removing the need to embed or prompt for user ID/password. For more information, see Congure Public Key Authentication over

SSH.

SSH is enabled by default. If SSH is disabled, then you can enable it using any other supported interface.

To congure SSH, see Conguring Services.