PowerFlex 4.X Configuring SSH key pairs

Steps

1- To configure an SSH key pair for a software-only node, run these commands: 

# below command generates SSH Key pair in the /tmp directory.

ssh-keygen -m PEM -b 2048 -t rsa -f /tmp/sshkey-key1 -q -N ""

# To copy public key to software only node.

ssh-copy-id -i /tmp/sshkey-key1.pub root@100.68.105.233

# Keys can be copied for both root and non-root users.

2- To configure an SSH key pair for a Cisco Nexus switch, run these commands to add the public key:

username pfxmsvc password  role priv-15

username pfxmsvc sshkey ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDWxvVQ9PgfFI3NMsg3TsR9G89ykZ3UEyciz47hcXH/YXNakva5PV5l7ubHY4nUxKj3zpVHXg/Bq9zRK5lQFs4KGC5eaYB9nm2xEwhuhpvsCvROo8SzjjTNRcpok2EMD/3VhuZAWdaXITSukq2D1Ek5W7qeE0LiLSC+2s0u6iPTU5KHs3mrELbRlxpVxnHQtrgUZnsLvkxwzuEnBKWNIEZ06HoDLP1vBCaYJslE5iDseUCZstWvFbvkaeE4FOrqohllAhVGVH19B6Q38ijVjLAwjXX03a6IQqeWj+JkpHpB61vMsAqqje4pm9VFzAY2NAcvoBo7Oab+52qA1vJTCbG7

username pfxmsvc passphrase lifetime 99999 warntime 14 gracetime 3

3- To configure an SSH key pair for an OS10 switch, run these commands to add the public key:

username pfxmsvc password  role sysadmin priv-lvl 15

username pfxmsvc sshkey "ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDWxvVQ9PgfFI3NMsg3TsR9G89ykZ3UEyciz47hcXH/YXNakva5PV5l7ubHY4nUxKj3zpVHXg/Bq9zRK5lQFs4KGC5eaYB9nm2xEwhuhpvsCvROo8SzjjTNRcpok2EMD/3VhuZAWdaXITSukq2D1Ek5W7qeE0LiLSC+2s0u6iPTU5KHs3mrELbRlxpVxnHQtrgUZnsLvkxwzuEnBKWNIEZ06HoDLP1vBCaYJslE5iDseUCZstWvFbvkaeE4FOrqohllAhVGVH19B6Q38ijVjLAwjXX03a6IQqeWj+JkpHpB61vMsAqqje4pm9VFzAY2NAcvoBo7Oab+52qA1vJTCbG7"

Note that the quotes must be used as shown in the command line above.

4- To configure an SSH key pair for iDRAC, perform these steps:

1. 1. Connect to iDRAC.
   2. Choose iDRAC Settings > Users > Edit/Add User > SSH Key Configuration > SSH Key (Edit).
   3. Add the public key.

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