StarTech.com CONYX ECS0016 Manuel D’Utilisation

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The next step is to Fingerprint each new Slave-Master connection, which 
will authenticate you as a legitimate user for the SSH session. On the first 
connection the Slave will receive a fingerprint from the Master which will 
be used on all future connections.

To establish the fingerprint, first log in the Master server as root and  

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  establish an SSH connection to the Slave remote host:  
 

                     

Once the SSH connection has been established you will be asked to  

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  accept the key. Answer 

Yes and the fingerprint will be added to the list  

  of known hosts. 

If you are asked to supply a password, then there has been a  

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  problem with uploading keys. The keys should remove any need to  
  supply a password.
You can now begin setting up the Slaves and configuring Slave serial 
ports from the Master console server:

Select Serial & Network: Cascaded Ports on the Master’s Management  

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  Console.  To add clustering support select 

Add Slave 

To define and configure a Slave: 

Enter the remote IP Address (or DNS Name) for the Slave console  

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  server 

Enter a brief Description and a short Label for the Slave (use a  

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  convention here that enables effective management of large networks