Verify that your UNIX® or Linux® WebSphere® target systems and the framework
server comply with network connectivity requirements.
UNIX or Linux target requirements
- Obtain OpenSSH
- RXA does not supply SSH for UNIX operating
systems. You must ensure SSH is installed and enabled on any target
that you want to access.
- Through RXA, the framework server uses SSH Version 2 to access UNIX and Linux target workstations. This usage requires
the use of either OpenSSH 3.6.1 (or, if accessing AIX® ® targets, OpenSSH 4.7), or Sun SSH 1.1 on
targets, and standard SSH port 22.
- Note that OpenSSH 3.7.1, or later, contains security enhancements
that are not available in earlier releases; install the latest version.
- In all UNIX environments
except Solaris, the Bourne shell (sh) is used as the target shell.
On Solaris targets, the Korn shell (ksh) is used instead because of
problems encountered with sh.
- Enabling password authentication for SSH
- Rational® Automation Framework
for WebSphere supports key authentication and password
authentication.
- To enable password authentication for SSH on a UNIX or Linux target
system, edit the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file on the targets and set
the following property:
PasswordAuthentication yes
Note: The
default value for the PasswordAuthentication property is no.
- After changing this setting, stop and restart the SSH daemon using
the following commands:
/etc/init.d/sshd stop
/etc/init.d/sshd
start
- Firewalls
- Configure firewalls between the framework server and target systems
to allow access.