cmc appliance <applianceID> authtype <authtype>

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Sets the authentication type that will be used when connecting to the appliance.

Note

The Central Management Console (CMC) is the Central Management System appliance component that provides basic management and control capabilities for both the server (Central Management System appliance) and its clients (managed appliances).

Syntax

[no] cmc appliance <applianceID> authtype <authtype>

no cmc appliance <appliance_name> authtype

Parameters

no

The no form of this command resets authtype to its default.

<applianceID>

Name of the appliance on which to configure the authentication type.

<authtype>

Authentication type to use when connecting to the appliance. The permitted values are:

  • password (Default)

  • ssh-dsa2

  • ssh-rsa2

Example

The following example configures ssh-dsa2 authentication for the nx-32 appliance:

hostname (config) # cmc appliance nx-32 authtype ssh-dsa2

User role

Operator or admin

Command mode

Config

Supported appliances

  • Central Management System: Release 7.5