Avamar: How to Log in to an Avamar Server and Load Various Keys.

When troubleshooting Avamar issues, it may be necessary to communicate to all nodes or gain password-less access to all nodes. Loading the keys allows such access.

This article does not describe how to troubleshoot issues with Avamar keys.

The steps below provide information for logging in to an Avamar server and then loading various keys.

Logging in:

1. Download PuTTY (or equivalent)

2. Open the PuTTY window by clicking the executable. 

For example:

3. In the hostname or IP field, specify the Avamar Utility Node name or IP address and click Open.

4. Log in using the admin credentials.

The root privileges can be achieved by logging in as admin and using the below command as per the following example. This requires the root account password.

su -

Loading Various Keys:

• From Avamar 7.3: Load the admin keys using the following commands as admin:

ssh-agent bash
ssh-add ~/.ssh/admin_key

• From Avamar 7.3: Load the root keys using the following commands as root:

ssh-agent bash
ssh-add ~/.ssh/rootid

• For Avamar 7.2 and earlier (no longer supported): Load the dpnid keys using the following commands as admin or dpn:
  (Avamar versions 7.2 and earlier used the dpnid key for password-less access)

ssh-agent bash
ssh-add ~/.ssh/dpnid

• For Avamar 7.2 and earlier (no longer supported): Load the dpnid keys using the following commands as root:
  (As above, Avamar versions 7.2 and earlier used the dpnid key for password-less access)

ssh-agent bash
ssh-add /home/admin/.ssh/dpnid