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Change the Key Pair Passphrase on page 59
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to change the passphrase for the key pair that
you generated last.
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Register an Orchestrator Public Key on an SSH Host on page 59
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.
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Run an SSH Command on page 59
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to run SSH commands on a remote SSH server.
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Copy a File from an SSH Host on page 60
You can run a workflow on the Orchestrator client to copy files from an SSH host to the Orchestrator
server.
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Copy a File to an SSH Host on page 61
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to copy files from the Orchestrator server to an
SSH host.
Generate a Key Pair
You can run a workflow from the Orchestrator client to generate a key pair. You can use the key pair to
connect to an SSH host without a password.
A key pair consists of a public key and a private key. Orchestrator can use the private key to connect to the
public key on an SSH host. You can use a passphrase to improve security.
CAUTION All Orchestrator users with the right set of privileges can read, use, and overwrite your private
key.
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.
Using VMware vCenter Orchestrator Plug-Ins
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