Prerequisite for logging in to the BMC

Before logging in to the BMC, you must install a secure shell client application and ensure that you have administrative privileges on the storage system.

Before logging in to the BMC, you must perform the following tasks:

Install a secure shell client application that is appropriate for your administration host, such as SSH, OpenSSH for UNIX hosts, or PuTTY for Windows hosts.
Ensure you have a user account and password with administrative privileges on the storage system.

The BMC uses the same user credentials as the storage system. Changes to user account information on the storage system are updated to the BMC. User accounts cannot be created on the BMC.

Parent topic: How to log in to the BMC

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How to manage administrator access