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Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Security Command Reference
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Chapter       S Commands
ssh6
ssh6
To create a Secure Shell (SSH) session using IPv6, use the ssh6 command. 
ssh6 [username@]{ipv6-address | hostname} [vrf {vrf-name | default | management}] 
Syntax Description
Command Default Default VRF
Command Modes EXEC mode 
Command History
Usage Guidelines The switch supports SSH version 2.
Examples This example shows how to start an SSH session using IPv6: 
switch# ssh6 2001:0DB8::200C:417A vrf management 
Related Commands
username (Optional) Username for the SSH session. The username is not case sensitive 
and has a maximum of 64 characters.
ipv6-address IPv6 address of the remote host.
hostname Hostname of the remote host. The hostname is case sensitive and has a 
maximum of 64 characters.
vrf vrf-name (Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) name to use 
for the SSH IPv6 session. The name can be a maximum of 32 alphanumeric 
characters.
default Specifies the default VRF. 
management Specifies the management VRF.
Release Modification
5.2(1)N1(1) This command was introduced. 
Command Description
clear ssh session Clears SSH sessions.
ssh Starts an SSH session using IPv4 addressing.
ssh server enable Enables the SSH server.