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Secure Shell (SSH) connection

You can connect to the CMM CLI through a Secure Shell (SSH) connection.

After you connect an Ethernet cable from the client computer to the CMM (direct connection or through a network), complete the following steps:

  1. Make sure that the SSH server on the Lenovo Flex SystemCMM is enabled (SSH is enabled by default).
    • In the CMM web interface:
      • Set the SSH port on the Port Assignments page on the Network Protocol Properties page (select Network from the Mgt Module Management menu). All fields and options are fully described in the CMM web interface online help.
      • Enable the SSH server on the SSH Server page on the Security page (select Security from the Mgt Module Management menu). All fields and options are fully described in the CMM web interface online help.
    • In the CMM CLI:
      • Set the SSH port by using the ports -sshe command (see ports command for information about command use).
      • Enable the SSH server by using the sshcfg -cstatus command (see sshcfg command for information about command use).
  2. Start an SSH session to the CMM by using the SSH client of your choice. For example, if you are using the cygwin client, from a command prompt on the network-management workstation, type ssh ip_address (where ip_address is the CMM IP address), and press Enter.
    For the first connection to the CMM, use the default IP address of the CMM; if a new IP address has been assigned to the CMM, use that one instead.
    Note
    The manufacturing default static IPv4 IP address is 192.168.70.100, the default IPv4 subnet address is 255.255.255.0, and the default host name is MMxxxxxxxxxxxx, where xxxxxxxxxxxx is the burned-in MAC address. The MAC address is on a label on the CMM, below the reset button. See IPv6 addressing for initial connection for information about determining IPv6 addressing for the initial connection.
  3. At the login prompt, type the CMM user ID. At the password prompt, type the CMM password.
    • The same user ID and password are used for all methods of connecting to the CMM. The password is case sensitive. The user ID is not case sensitive.
    • The default CMM user name is USERID, and the default password is PASSW0RD (note the number zero, not the letter O, in PASSW0RD).
    The CLI command prompt is displayed. You can now enter commands for the CMM.
  4. If you are connecting to the CMM for the first time, perform the initial configuration of the Flex System chassis (see Configuring the CMM for information).