SSH is a requirement when using the Cluster Switch Health Monitor (CSHM) and log collection features. To enable SSH on Broadcom-supported BES-54328 cluster switches, you generate the SSH keys first and then enable SSH.
(switch) #show ip ssh SSH Configuration Administrative Mode: .......................... Disabled SSH Port: ..................................... 22 Protocol Level: ............................... Version 2 SSH Sessions Currently Active: ................ 0 Max SSH Sessions Allowed: ..................... 5 SSH Timeout (mins): ........................... 5 Keys Present: ................................. DSA(1024) RSA(1024) ECDSA(521) Key Generation In Progress: ................... None SCP server Administrative Mode: ............... Disabled (switch) #config (switch) (Config)#crypto key generate rsa Do you want to overwrite the existing RSA keys? (y/n):y (switch) (Config)#crypto key generate dsa Do you want to overwrite the existing DSA keys? (y/n):y (switch) (Config)#crypto key generate ecdsa 521 Do you want to overwrite the existing ECDSA keys? (y/n):y (switch) (Config)#exit
(switch) #ip ssh server enable (switch) #show ip ssh SSH Configuration Administrative Mode: .......................... Enabled SSH Port: ..................................... 22 Protocol Level: ............................... Version 2 SSH Sessions Currently Active: ................ 0 Max SSH Sessions Allowed: ..................... 5 SSH Timeout (mins): ........................... 5 Keys Present: ................................. DSA(1024) RSA(1024) ECDSA(521) Key Generation In Progress: ................... None SCP server Administrative Mode: ............... Disabled (switch) #