Configuring a default PuTTY session

This topic explains how to configure a default PuTTY session so that you can run SSH from a command-line interface.

You only need to perform these steps if you are planning to run the PuTTY from a command prompt window and you are using private and public keys.
Remember: Keys are required for SAN Volume Controller, but they are not required for SAN File System.

Perform these steps to configure the PuTTY session on the master console:

  1. Click Start —>Programs —> PuTTY —> PuTTY to open the PuTTY Configuration GUI window.
  2. In the categories pane, make sure that Session is selected.
  3. Select SSH as the protocol under the PuTTY basic options.
  4. In the categories pane, click Connection —> SSH.
  5. Select 2 as the preferred SSH protocol version.
  6. In the categories pane, click Auth.
  7. Type the fully-qualified file name of the SSH client private key file you specified when you used the PuTTY Key Generator in the Private key file for authentication field in the Authentication Parameters. For example, C:\Support Utils\PuTTY\icat.ppk.

    If you do not know the file name, you can click Browse to select the file name from the system directory.

  8. In the categories pane, click Session.
  9. In the Saved Sessions window, click Default Settings.
  10. Click Save to save your settings.

Parent topic: Configuring the master console

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