HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration - Page 286

Configuring SSH Chapter 19 Configuring SSH and Telnet Send feedback to [email protected] Starting SSH Sessions to Remote Devices To start SSH sessions to connect to remote devices from your Nexus 5000 Series switch, perform this task: Command switch# ssh {hostname | username@hostname} [vrf vrf-name] Purpose Creates an SSH session to a remote device. The hostname argument can be an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or a device name. Clearing SSH Hosts When you download a file from a server using SCP or SFTP, you establish a trusted SSH relationship with that server. To clear the list of trusted SSH servers for your user account, perform this task: Command switch# clear ssh hosts Purpose Clears the SSH host sessions. Disabling the SSH Server By default, the SSH server is enabled on the Nexus 5000 Series switch. To disable the SSH server to prevent SSH access to the switch, perform this task: Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Command Purpose switch# configure terminal Enters configuration mode. switch(config)# no ssh server enable Disables the SSH server. The default is enabled. switch(config)# exit Exits global configuration mode. switch# show ssh server (Optional) Displays the SSH server configuration. switch# copy running-config startup-config (Optional) Copies the running configuration to the startup configuration. Deleting SSH Server Keys You can delete SSH server keys after you disable the SSH server. Note To reenable SSH, you must first generate an SSH server key (see "Generating SSH Server Keys" section on page 19-3). 19-6 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide OL-16597-01