Administrator Guide

Using SCP with SSH to Copy a Software Image
To use secure copy (SCP) to copy a software image through an SSH connection from one switch to another, use the following
commands.
On the chassis, invoke SCP.
CONFIGURATION mode
copy scp: flash:
Example of Using SCP to Copy from an SSH Server on Another Switch
The following example shows the use of SCP and SSH to copy a software image from one switch running SSH server on UDP port
99 to the local switch.
Dell#copy scp: flash:
Address or name of remote host []: 10.10.10.1
Port number of the server [22]: 99
Source file name []: test.cfg
User name to login remote host: admin
Password to login remote host:
Secure Shell Authentication
Secure Shell (SSH) is enabled by default using the SSH Password Authentication method.
Enabling SSH Authentication by Password
Authenticate an SSH client by prompting for a password when attempting to connect to the Dell Networking system. This setup is
the simplest method of authentication and uses SSH version 1.
To enable SSH password authentication, use the following command.
• Enable SSH password authentication.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip ssh password-authentication enable
Example of Enabling SSH Password Authentication
To view your SSH conguration, use the show ip ssh command from EXEC Privilege mode.
Dell(conf)#ip ssh server enable
Dell(conf)#ip ssh password-authentication enable
Dell# show ip ssh
SSH server : enabled.
SSH server version : v1 and v2.
SSH server vrf : default.
SSH server ciphers : 3des-cbc,aes128-cbc,aes192-cbc,aes256-cbc,aes128-ctr,aes192-
ctr,aes256-ctr.
SSH server macs : hmac-md5,hmac-md5-96,hmac-sha1,hmac-sha1-96,hmac-sha2-256,hmac-
sha2-256-96.
SSH server kex algorithms : diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha1,diffie-hellman-group1-
sha1,diffie-hellman-group14-sha1.
Password Authentication : enabled.
Hostbased Authentication : disabled.
RSA Authentication : disabled.
Vty Encryption HMAC Remote IP
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