Configuring a PuTTY session for the CLI

You must configure a PuTTY session using the Secure Shell (SSH) password. If you require command line access without entering a password, use the SSH key pair that you created for the command-line interface (CLI).

Attention: Do not run scripts that create child processes that run in the background and call Lenovo Storage V7000 commands. This can cause the system to lose access to data and cause data to be lost.

Complete the following steps to configure a PuTTY session for the CLI:

  1. Select Start > Programs > PuTTY > PuTTY. The PuTTY Configuration window opens.
  2. Click Session in the Category navigation tree. The Basic options for your PuTTY session are displayed.
  3. Click SSH as the Protocol option.
  4. Click Only on clean exit as the Close window on exit option. This ensures that connection errors are displayed.
  5. Click Connection > SSH in the Category navigation tree. The options controlling SSH connections are displayed.
  6. Click 2 as the Preferred SSH protocol version.
  7. Click Connection > SSH > Auth in the Category navigation tree. The Options controller SSH authentication are displayed.
  8. Click Browse or type the fully qualified file name and location of the SSH client and password. If no password is used, the private key in the Private key file for authentication field.
  9. Click Connection > Data in the Category navigation tree.
  10. Type the user name that you want to use on the Lenovo Storage V7000 in the Auto-login username field.
  11. Click Session in the Category navigation tree. The Basic options for your PuTTY session are displayed.
  12. In the Host Name (or IP Address) field, type the name or Internet Protocol (IP) address of one of the Lenovo Storage V7000 clustered system (system) IP addresses or host names.
  13. Type 22 in the Port field. The Lenovo Storage V7000 system uses the standard SSH port.
  14. Type the name that you want to use to associate with this session in the Saved Sessions field. For example, you can name the session Lenovo Storage V7000 System 1.
  15. Click Save.
You have now configured a PuTTY session for the CLI.
Note: If you configured more than one IP address for the Lenovo Storage V7000 system, repeat the previous steps to create another saved session for the second IP address. This can then be used if the first IP address is unavailable.
Parent topic: Setting up an SSH client on a Windows host