Dell PowerVault NX3600 - Manual (Page 19)

3. Type the FluidFS cluster administrator password at the <user_name>’s password prompt.
The default password is Stor@ge!. You are logged on to the CLI and a Welcome window is displayed,
listing the installed FluidFS version and the available commands in the main menu.
Connect to the FluidFS Cluster CLI Through SSH Using a Password
Log on to the CLI through SSH to manage the FluidFS cluster.
1. Use either of the following options:
– Using an SSH client, connect to a client VIP. From the command line, type the following
command at the login as prompt:
cli
– Using a UNIX/Linux workstation, type the following command from a prompt:
ssh cli@<client_VIP_or_name>
2. Type the FluidFS cluster administrator user name at the login as prompt. The default user name is
Administrator.
3. Type the FluidFS cluster administrator password at the <user_name>’s password prompt. The default
password is Stor@ge!. You are logged on to the CLI and a Welcome window is displayed, listing the
installed FluidFS version and the available commands in the main menu.
Connect to the FluidFS Cluster CLI Through SSH Without Using a Password
You can use SSH keys to bypass the SSH login prompt to manage the FluidFS cluster.
1. Log on to a UNIX/Linux workstation for which you want to bypass the SSH login prompt.
2. From the command line, type the following command:
ssh-keygen -t rsa
3. Press Enter at the Enter file in which to save the key (/home/<user_name>/.ssh/id_rsa) prompt.
4. Press Enter at the Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase) prompt and again at the Enter same
passphrase again prompt. An SSH key is generated at /home/<user_name>/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
5. Copy the SSH key.
6. Log on to the CLI using a password.
7. Type the following command:
system administrators edit Administrator -SSHKey “<SSH_key>”
Now you can use the following command to log on to the FluidFS cluster from the workstation
without needing a password:
ssh <FluidFS_administrator_user_name>@<client_VIP_or_name>
You can also use the following format to run commands from the workstation without needing a
password:
ssh <FluidFS_administrator_user_name>@<client_VIP_or_name> <CLI_command>
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