Adding and editing a SSH Action

This action connects to remote devices via SSH to execute commands or scripts.

To add or edit an SSH action:

1. Click the Admin tab, then click Action Library.
2. Click New and select SSH Action from the list to create a new SSH action. Click OK.
   - or -
   Select the action you want to change from the list of current actions, and then click Edit.
3. Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
   • Name. Type a name for the action. This name displays in the Action Library.
   • Description. Type a short description. This description displays next to the action in the Action Library.
   • IP address. Type the IP address of the device to which you want to connect using SSH.

   Note: You can enter %Device.Address into the IP Address field; however, an SSH action that does not specify a specific IP address in this field is not available in the Recurring Actions wizard.

   • Command to run. Type the command to be run and executed on the remote device. This command can be anything that the device can interpret and run; for example, a Unix shell command or a perl script.

   Note: If you create a script to run on the remote device, the script must be developed, tested, and/or debugged on the remote machine. WhatsUp Gold does not support manipulation of the remote script.

   • SSH credential. Select the appropriate SSH credential that WhatsUp Gold uses to connect to the remote device. If you select Use the device SSH credential, WhatsUp Gold uses the SSH credential assigned to the device for which the IP address is listed above. If the appropriate SSH credential is not listed, or the device has no SSH credentials assigned, browse (...) to the WhatsUp Gold Credentials Library to configure a set of credentials.
4. Click OK to save changes.

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