Virtual TapeServer 8.4 Configuration Guide

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3. Test connectivity by pinging the network connections. At the prompt, enter ping hostname.
For example, to ping the Boston server, enter ping boston. Output similar to the following is
displayed:
64 bytes from boston (10.10.2.145): icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from boston (10.10.2.145): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from boston (10.10.2.145): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.053 ms
64 bytes from boston (10.10.2.145): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.053 ms
Press CTRL-C to stop the ping process.
If you receive a timeout error, check cabling or contact a network administrator for
assistance. If you receive an unknown host error, check the /etc/hosts file and make sure
everything is correct. Note that the hostnames in this file are case-sensitive.
4. Set up and authorize secure shell (SSH):
a. At the command prompt, become bill:
su - bill
b. Generate an authorization key for SSH for the target server, to authorize remote access
for the bill user:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
c. Press ENTER to save the file in the default location. This step creates the
/home/bill/.ssh/ directory.
d. Press ENTER to skip the pass phrase.
e. Press ENTER to verify skipping the pass phrase.
f. Copy the generated authorization key to the target server (boston):
ssh-copy-id –i /home/bill/.ssh/id_rsa.pub bill@boston
g. When prompted, enter yes.
h. Enter the password for the bill user at the target server.
If problems arise when using SSH with the target server, you can remove the
/home/bill/.ssh/known_hosts and /home/bill/.ssh/authorized_keys files from the target
and source servers and repeat the steps above.