Access storage controller using ssh-keys

CSTOCKDA — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 10:18:44 GMT

Hello All,

I have the following system below:

VERSION=NetApp Release 8.2.4P6 7-Mode: Wed Jan 11 01:07:08 PST 2017
SYSTEM_ID=05369xxxxx
SERIAL_NUM=451438xxxxxx
HOSTNAME=fasinfxxxxxx

We are trying to setup SSH authentication with Linux. We have the following old KB and info but it appears to have been removed:

**** Linux ****
https://kb.netapp.com/support/index?page=content&id=1010841
Linux> ssh-keygen -t rsa
When asked for a 'passphrase', do not enter one. Just press Enter twice (or 3 times)

7-Mode
Linux> ssh root@filer vol status # it will ask for a password, but confirm ssh connectivity

Linux> mount filer:/vol/vol0 /mnt/filer
Linux> mkdir -p /mnt/etc/sshd/.ssh
Linux> cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub >> /mnt/etc/sshd/root/.ssh/authorized_keys

Linux> chmod 700 /mnt/etc/sshd/root/.ssh
Linux> chmod 600 /mnt/etc/sshd/root/.ssh/authorized_keys

Linux> ssh root@filer vol status # test command out passwordless

We tested this on our system but without success:

ssh-keygen -t rsa
ssh root@fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz vol status
mkdir /mnt/fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz
mount fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz:/vol/vol0 /mnt/fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz
mkdir -p /mnt/fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz/etc/sshd/.ssh
chmod 700 /mnt/fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz/etc/sshd/root/.ssh
chmod 600 /mnt/fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz/etc/sshd/root/.ssh/authorized_keys
ssh root@fasinfxxxxxx-lvif0-xx.abcdefg.xyz

Can anyone advise if they have the steps for setting up SSH keys on Linux ?

Re: Access storage controller using ssh-keys

Fabian1993 — Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:36:21 GMT

Hi,

please check out this Post:

https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/SSH-Key-Authentication-Data-ONTAP-8-1-1/m-p/67932/highlight/true#M15821

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