HP SIM V5.1 User Guide (356920-009, January 2007)

NOTE: Only correctly formatted SSH keys can be imported into the Managed Systems SSH public keys
list.
See the Secure Shell (SSH) in HP SIM 5.0 white paper at http://h18013.www1.hp.com/products/servers/
management/hpsim/infolibrary.html for more information on the format of the SSH keys file.
To import an SSH key on the CMS:
1. Select Options→Security→SSH Keys. The SSH Keys page appears.
2. Click Import. The Import SSH Keys section appears under the Managed Systems SSH Public Keys
list.
3. Click Browse to navigate to the file that contains the SSH keys to be imported.
4. Select the file and click Open to add the key to the Managed Systems SSH Public Keys list, or click
Cancel to abort the operation.
Related procedures
• Exporting an SSH key
• Deleting an SSH key
• Configuring SSH key security
Related topic
▲ Managing SSH keys
Exporting an SSH key
Exporting selected Secure Shell (SSH) keys saves the SSH keys to a file. This file can be used to import the
SSH keys into the SSH key list on other systems.
To export SSH keys on the Central Management Server (CMS) to a file:
1. Select Options→Security→SSH Keys. The SSH Keys page appears.
2. From the Managed Systems SSH Public Keys list, select the SSH key to be exported. You can select
System to select all SSH keys in the list.
3. Click Export. The Export SSH Keys section appears.
4. Right-click the link provided and select Save Target As. The Save As dialog box appears.
5. Navigate to the directory where you want to store the file.
6. Click Save. The key is exported.
7. Click OK.
Related procedures
• Importing an SSH key
• Deleting an SSH key
• Configuring SSH key security
Related topic
▲ Managing SSH keys
Deleting an SSH key
Deleting Secure Shell (SSH) keys from the Managed Systems SSH Public Keys list enables you to remove
SSH trusted keys on the Central Management Server (CMS).
To delete an SSH key on the CMS:
1. Select Options→Security→SSH Keys. The SSH Keys page appears.
2. From the Managed Systems SSH Public Keys list, select the SSH key to be deleted.
3. Click Delete. A message appears, indicating you are about to delete SSH keys.
4. Click OK. The key is removed from the Managed Systems SSH Public Keys list.
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