Preparing the SSH client system for the CLI

Before you can issue command-line interface (CLI) commands from the host to the cluster, you must prepare the Secure Shell (SSH) client system.

Microsoft Windows operating systems

The IBM® System Storage® Productivity Center (SSPC) and the master console for the SAN Volume Controller include the PuTTY client program, which is a Microsoft® Windows® SSH client program. The PuTTY client program can be installed on your SSPC or master console server in one of the following ways:
  • If you purchased the SSPC or the master console hardware option from IBM, the PuTTY client program has been preinstalled on the hardware.
  • You can use the master console software installation CD to install the PuTTY client program. The SSPC, master console hardware option, and the software-only master console each provide this CD.
  • You can use the separate PuTTY client program-installation wizard, putty-version-installer.exe. You can download the PuTTY client program from the following Web site:

    www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

Note: Before you install the PuTTY client program, ensure that your Windows system meets the system requirements. See the IBM System Storage Productivity Center Introduction and Planning Guide for system requirements.
If you want to use an SSH client other than the PuTTY client, the following Web site offers SSH client alternatives for Windows:

www.openssh.org/windows.html

IBM AIX operating systems

For IBM AIX 5L™ for POWER®, versions 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, and AIX® version 6.1 for IBM POWER6® architecture, you can obtain the OpenSSH client from the bonus packs, but you also must obtain its prerequisite, OpenSSL, from the IBM AIX toolbox for Linux® applications for IBM Power Systems™. For AIX 4.3.3, you can obtain the software from the AIX toolbox for Linux applications.

You can also obtain the AIX installation images from IBM developerWorks® at the following Web site:

oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/projects/openssh

Linux operating systems

The OpenSSH client is installed by default on most Linux distributions. If it is not installed on your system, consult your Linux installation documentation or visit the following Web site:

www.openssh.org/portable.html

The OpenSSH client can run on a variety of additional operating systems. For more information about the openSSH client, visit the following Web site:

www.openssh.org/portable.html

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