This topic describes how to use a local SSH client tool to log on to Bastionhost and access a host for which you want to perform O&M operations. Xshell is used as an example.

Prerequisites

  • An O&M tool that supports SSH, such as Xshell, SecureCRT, or PuTTY, is installed on your local host.
  • Bastionhost O&M addresses are obtained. You can obtain these addresses in the O&M Portals section on the Overview page of Bastionhost. For more information, see Log on to Bastionhost.O&M Portals section

Procedure

  1. Start the Xshell tool. Click the New icon on the File menu. In the Properties of New Session dialog box that appears, click Connection in the left-side navigation pane and enter a Bastionhost O&M address and an SSH port number in the General section.

    The SSH port number is 60022 by default.

    Configure SSH-based connection
  2. Choose Connection > Authentication in the left-side navigation pane, enter the username and password used to access Bastionhost, and click OK.
    Identity authentication
  3. Optional:If multi-factor authentication (MFA) is enabled for a RAM user, enter the verification code obtained from the bound MFA device (the Alibaba Cloud app) in the two-step verification dialog box that appears and click OK.
    MFA verification code
  4. On the asset management page that appears, select the host for which you want to perform O&M operations by pressing the upward or downward arrow key, and press Enter to access the target host for O&M.
    Select the target host for O&M