This topic provides an overview of Secure Shell (SSH).
SSH provides a secure communications channel between systems. You can configure SSH to use a private/public key pair to establish the secure connection This private/public key pair is required for SAN Volume Controller, but it is optional for SAN File System.
If you are using a private/public key pair, the public key must be placed on any system to which you want to create an SSH connection (such as the SAN Volume Controller nodes or the SAN File System metadata servers and clients). In addition, any system to which you want to create an SSH connection must be running an SSH server.
Parent topic: Concepts
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Generating an SSH key pair using PuTTY