Configuring a PuTTY session for the CLI

You must configure a PuTTY session using the Secure Shell (SSH) key pair that you have generated before you can use the command-line interface (CLI).

1. Select Start > Programs > PuTTY > PuTTY. The PuTTY Configuration window opens.
2. Click Session in the Category navigation tree. The Basic options for your PuTTY session are displayed.
3. Click SSH as the Protocol option.
4. Click Only on clean exit as the Close window on exit option. This ensures that connection errors are displayed.
5. Click Connection > SSH in the Category navigation tree. The options controlling SSH connections are displayed.
6. Click 2 as the Preferred SSH protocol version.
7. Click Connection > SSH > Auth in the Category navigation tree. The Options controller SSH authentication are displayed.
8. Click Browse or type the fully qualified file name and location of the SSH client and private key in the Private key file for authentication field.
9. Click Connection > Data in the Category navigation tree.
10. Type admin in the Auto-login username field.
11. Click Session in the Category navigation tree. The Basic options for your PuTTY session are displayed.
12. Click Default Settings and then click Save.
13. In the Host Name (or IP Address) field, type the name or IP address of one of the SAN Volume Controller cluster IP addresses or host names.
14. Type 22 in the Port field. The SAN Volume Controller cluster uses the standard SSH port.
15. Type the name that you want to use to associate with this session in the Saved Sessions field. For example, you can name the session SAN Volume Controller Cluster 1.
16. Click Save.