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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-17256-03, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 39 Configuring Users and Common Roles
SSH Services
Generating the SSH Server Key Pair
To generate the SSH server key pair, follow these steps:
Step 1 Expand Switches > Security and then select SSH and Telnet.
You see the configuration shown in Figure 39-10 in the Information pane.
Figure 39-10 SSH and Telnet Configuration
Step 2 Click Create Row.
You see the SSH and Telnet Key Create dialog box shown in Figure 39-11.
Figure 39-11 Create SSH and Telnet Dialog Box
Step 3 Check the switches you want to assign to this SSH key pair.
Step 4 Choose the key pair option type from the listed Protocols. The listed protocols are SSH1, SSH2(rsa), and
SSH2(dsa).
Step 5 Set the number of bits that will be used to generate the key pairs in the NumBits drop-down menu.
Step 6 Click Create to generate these keys or click Close to discard any unsaved changes.
Note 1856 DSA NumberKeys are not supported by switches that running Cisco MDS NX-OS software
version 4.1(1) and later.