Administrator Guide

To use the SSH client, use the following command.
• Open an SSH connection and specify the host name, username, port number, and version of the SSH
client.
EXEC Privilege mode
ssh {hostname} [-l username | -p port-number | -v {1 | 2}
hostname is the IP address or host name of the remote device. Enter an IPv4 or IPv6 address in
dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D).
• Configure the Dell Networking system as an SCP/SSH server.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip ssh server {enable | port port-number}
• Configure the Dell Networking system as an SSH server that uses only version 1 or 2.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip ssh server version {1|2}
• Display SSH connection information.
EXEC Privilege mode
show ip ssh
Specifying an SSH Version
The following example uses the ip ssh server version 2 command to enable SSH version 2 and
the show ip ssh command to confirm the setting.
Dell(conf)#ip ssh server version 2
Dell(conf)#do show ip ssh
SSH server : disabled.
SSH server version : v2.
Password Authentication : enabled.
Hostbased Authentication : disabled.
RSA Authentication : disabled.
To disable SSH server functions, use the no ip ssh server enable command.
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.
1. On Chassis One, set the SSH port number (port 22 by default).
CONFIGURATION mode
ip ssh server port number
2. On Chassis One, enable SSH.
CONFIGURATION mode
ip ssh server enable
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