Secure Shell (SSH) in HP SIM

Is the OpenSSH server installed and working correctly?

Verify that OpenSSH is installed on the target system and that the sshd

daemon is running.

You can verify operation of the SSH server using the SSH command

line utility. This is shipped

with OpenSSH and enables interactive login using SSH. Try to log in using the user name

from step 1.

CMS> ssh root@mysystem

Password:

***

Last login: Thu Jul 14 16:31:49 2005 from mysystem.hp.com

root@cupux30$

You can run SSH with the

to produce verbose output, which might help diagnose any

problems.

Does the

known_hosts

file have a different host key for the target system?

A mismatch

ed host key can be caused by reinstalling OpenSSH on the target system, or can

indicate an imposter. By default

HP SIM does not validate host keys, but

you can enable this

feature

for more secure installations. You can remove a managed system from the HP

SIM

known_hosts

file using the

option of

mxagentconfig

CMS> mxagentconfig

n blade0

Successfully unregistered from localhost

Is OpenSSH configured to allow access from HP SIM?

Use the

Configure



Configure or Repair Agents

tool to configure SSH on th

e managed

system.

Select

the

check

box to configure SSH access.