Owner's Manual

The public keys are saved in the following configuration file on
the Linux system.
~/.ssh/authorized_keys2
2. Create this file, if it is not present.
3. You can store the private keys in the directory of your choice.
For security reasons, it is recommended that you set the
appropriate permissions for your private key files.
This is a sample "sshconfig.pro" file where you can configure the
names and location of your private keys:
#server[.user]=<path-to-file>
#A server-name of global would be appropriate to accommodate a
network where all or most systems are set up using the same key.
#global[.user]=<path-to-file>
global.root=C:\SSH Private Keys\root\global_root_privatekey.ppk
global.fred=C:\SSH Private Keys\fred\global_fred_privatekey.ppk
192.168.157.149.root=C:\SSH Private Keys\root\
system1_root_privatekey.ppk
192.168.157.151.fred=C:\SSH Private Keys\fred\
system2_fred_privatekey.ppk
4. Copy "sshconfig.pro" to the bin folder of IT Assistant.
By default, this folder is located at:
"C:\Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\ITAssistant\bin directory
NOTE: A blank password in IT Assistant triggers SSH
authentication using the RSA keys instead of using passwords.
IT Assistant then attempts to find the entry in the
"sshconfig.pro" file. If IT Assistant finds the system and user or
global key in "sshconfig.pro", it uses the ".ppk" file for
establishing an SSH connection to the server. However, if
IT Assistant cannot find this information, it assumes that you
meant to enter a blank password.
Dell recommends that SSH version 2 or above be used on the managed
system for better security.
For more information on the usage of public keys for SSH
authentication, see
"http://www.tartarus.org/~simon/puttydoc/Chapter8.html"
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Reports
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1) When you install IT Assistant, an in-built utility generates a
report on the applicable software updates on the systems that
IT Assistant discovered.
This report is generated by comparing the versions of the
packages/bundles imported into the IT Assistant repository (in the
Software Updates) and the versions installed on the managed
systems.
The utility is present under the folder
"<ITA Installation Directory\bin>" and is named