Ssh - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference Manual

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ssh

To create a Secure Shell (SSH) session on the Cisco NX-OS device, use the ssh command.
ssh [username @] {ipv4-address| hostname} [vrf vrf-name]
Syntax Description
username
ipv4-address
hostname
vrfvrf-name
Command Default
Default VRF
Command Modes
Any command mode
Command History
Release
4.0(1)
Usage Guidelines
The Cisco NX-OS software supports SSH version 2.
To use IPv6 addressing for an SSH session, use the ssh6 command.
The Cisco NX-OS software supports a maximum of 60 concurrent SSH and Telnet sessions.
If you are planning to create an SSH session to a remote device from the boot mode of a Cisco NX-OS device,
you must obtain the hostname for the remote device, enable the SSH server on the remote device, and ensure
that the Cisco NX-OS device is loaded with only the kickstart image.
This command does not require a license.
Examples This example shows how to start an SSH session using IPv4:
switch# ssh 10.10.1.1 vrf management
The authenticity of host '10.10.1.1 (10.10.1.1)' can't be established.
RSA key fingerprint is 9b:d9:09:97:f6:40:76:89:05:15:42:6b:12:48:0f:d6.
(Optional) Username for the SSH session. The
username is not case sensitive.
IPv4 address of the remote device.
Hostname of the remote device. The hostname is case
sensitive.
(Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and
forwarding (VRF) name to use for the SSH session.
The VRF name is case sensitive.
Modification
This command was introduced.
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