Connect to a Remote Host using the SSH Client
Make an SSH connection to a remote host.
Before you begin
Enable the SSH server on the remote host.
About this task
You can also use the IS-IS host name or IS-IS system ID with the SSH client to establish a connection to another switch in the SPBM cloud.
Procedure
Examples
Connect to the remote host using an IP address:
Switch:1>ssh 192.0.2.1 -l rwa
Connect to the SSH server on a remote switch using the IS-IS host name or system ID, as displayed in the show isis spbm unicast-fib command output. This example shows a partial ssh connection with only the relevant information.
Switch:1#show isis spbm unicast-fib =========================================================================================================================================== SPBM UNICAST FIB ENTRY INFO =========================================================================================================================================== DESTINATION BVLAN SYSID HOST-NAME OUTGOING COST AREA AREA-NAME ADDRESS INTERFACE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:04:96:b0:78:84 4051 0004.96b0.7884 VSP-4900-48P 1/1 2000 HOME f2:f7:11:ff:ff:ff 4051 0004.96b0.7884 VSP-4900-48P 1/1 2000 HOME 00:04:96:b0:78:84 4052 0004.96b0.7884 VSP-4900-48P 1/1 2000 HOME f2:f7:11:ff:ff:ff 4052 0004.96b0.7884 VSP-4900-48P 1/1 2000 HOME #Host name: Switch:1>ssh VSP-4900-48P -l rwa #System ID: Switch:1>ssh 0004.96b0.7884 -l rwa Trying ssh to ISIS system-id 0004.96b0.7884 as user rwa #example text not included rwa@fe80::0004:96b0:7884 %linuxsshtobmac's password: VSP-4900-48P:1>
Variable Definitions
The following table defines parameters for the ssh command.
Variable |
Value |
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-l WORD<1–32> |
Specifies the user login name for the remote SSH server. |
-p <1-49151> |
Specifies the port number to connect to the remote SSH server. The default is 22. |
WORD<1–256> |
Specifies the remote SSH server using one of the following:
Note: You cannot
establish an SSH connection from an IS-IS remote area.
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