Users Guide

Configuring iDRAC6 Enterprise Using the Web Interface 101
Generating Public Keys for Linux
The ssh-keygen application for Linux clients is a command line tool with no
graphical user interface.
Open a terminal window and at the shell prompt, enter:
ssh-keygen –t rsa –b 1024 –C testing
NOTE: The options are case-sensitive.
where,
-t can be either dsa or rsa.
–b specifies the bit encryption size between 768 and 4096.
–C allows modifying the public key comment and is optional.
After the command executes, upload the public file.
NOTE: Keys generated from the Linux management station using ssh-keygen are
not in RFC4716 but openSSH format. The openSSH public keys can be uploaded to
iDRAC6. iDRAC6 public key algorithm validates both the openSSH and RFC4716
keys, internally converts the RFC4716 keys to the openSSH format, and then
internally stores the keys.
NOTE: iDRAC6 does not support ssh-agent forward of keys.
Logging in Using Public Key Authentication
After the public keys are uploaded, you can log into iDRAC6 over SSH
without entering a password. You also have the option of sending a single
RACADM command as a command line argument to the SSH application.
The command line options behave like remote RACADM since the session
ends after the command is completed.
For example:
Logging in:
ssh username@<domain>
or
ssh username@<IP_address>
where IP_address is the IP address of iDRAC6.