Installing and configuring SSH for SOL

Complete the following steps to install and configure Secure Shell Server (SSH) for SOL:

  1. Start the BladeCenter® management-module Web interface (see Starting the BladeCenter management-module Web interface).
  2. If you have not previously installed a security key file, complete the following steps. Otherwise, go to step 3.
    1. In the navigation pane, click MM Control → Security.
    2. Download the latest version of the SSH security key file from http://www.ibm.com/support/. Navigate to the Install SSL/SSH section and click BladeCenter firmware update.
    3. Click Browse and select the file that was downloaded in step 2.b.
    4. Click Install SSL/SSH.
    5. Scroll to the Install SSL/SSH section and click Configure and enable.
  3. Complete the following steps to generate the SSH Server Private Key:
    1. In the navigation pane, click MM Control → Security.
    2. Scroll to the SSH Server Key Management section and click Generate SSH Server Private Key.
    3. Click OK to confirm.
  4. Complete the following steps to enable SSH:
    1. Scroll to the Secure Shell (SSH) Server section.
    2. Select Enabled for the SSH Server option; then, click Save.
    3. Click OK to confirm.
  5. Complete the following steps to restart the management module. Restarting the management module ends the current BladeCenter management-module Web interface session.
    1. In the navigation pane, click MM Control → Restart MM.
    2. Click Restart.
    3. Click OK to confirm.
    4. Click Yes to restart the management module and end the session.

You can now use an SSH client to start a secure Telnet session with the management module and secure SOL sessions with the blade servers.

Parent topic: General configuration