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Prerequisites
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Configure the SSH plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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Log in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run SSH workflows.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > SSH to navigate to the Generate key pair workflow.
3 Right-click the Generate key pair workflow and select Start workflow.
4 Provide the required information.
a Select the key type.
b Select the key size.
c (Optional) Type a passphrase.
NOTE You can change the passphrase later.
d (Optional) Type a comment.
5 Click Submit to run the workflow.
If a key pair exists, the new key pair overwrites it.
Change the Key Pair Passphrase
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to change the passphrase for the key pair that you
generated last.
Prerequisites
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Configure the SSH plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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Log in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run SSH workflows.
Procedure
1 Click the Workflows view in the Orchestrator client.
2 In the workflows hierarchical list, open Library > SSH to navigate to the Change key pair passphrase
workflow.
3 Right-click the Change key pair passphrase workflow and select Start workflow.
4 Reset the key pair passphrase.
a Type the current passphrase.
b Type the new passphrase.
5 Click Submit to run the workflow.
Register an Orchestrator Public Key on an SSH Host
You can use a public key instead of a password. To register an Orchestrator public key on an SSH host, you
can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client.
Prerequisites
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Configure the SSH plug-in in the Orchestrator configuration interface.
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Log in to the Orchestrator client as a user who can run SSH workflows.
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