HP iLO 3 Scripting and Command Line Guide

Using PuTTY
• To start a PuTTY session, double-click the PuTTY icon in the directory where PuTTY is installed.
• To start a PuTTY session from the command line, do the following:
Start a connection to a server called host by entering:
putty.exe [-ssh | -rlogin | -raw] [user@]host
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◦ Start an existing saved session called sessionname by entering:
putty.exe -load session name
SSH key authorization
SSH key-based authentication enables HP SIM to connect to LOM devices through SSH and be
authenticated and authorized to perform administrative-level tasks. The CLP is utilized to perform
tasks. HP SIM can perform these tasks on multiple LOM devices nearly simultaneously, at scheduled
times. HP SIM provides a menu-driven interface to manage and configure multiple targets.
Enhancements to HP SIM are provided by tool definition files.
HP SIM can perform actions on target devices utilizing an SSH interface that requires private
key-based authentication. If HP SIM is enabled to integrate more fully with LOM devices, SSH
key-based authentication is implemented in iLO.
An HP SIM instance is established as a trusted SSH client by installing the public key in iLO. This
is completed either manually through a Web-based GUI, or automatically with the mxagentconfig
utility.
SSH keys do not need to be created to use SSH in interactive mode. For information about using
SSH in interactive mode, see “SSH overview” (page 150).
Tool definition files
TDEF files extend the menu system of HP SIM to provide the CLP commands that HP SIM transmits
to iLO 3 through an SSH connection.
Figure 1 HP Systems Insight Manager menus
Mxagentconfig utility
Mxagentconfig is a utility used to export and install HP SIM public SSH keys into other systems.
This utility simplifies the process and can install the public key on many systems simultaneously.
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