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How to Connect Using the Existing VPN Setup for Systems Environment for Business partner

How To


Summary

This guide is intended for IBM Business Partners who need to connect to the Systems Environment using their organization’s existing VPN setup. It outlines the steps required to establish a secure VPN connection and access the target system via SSH.

Objective

Steps to Connect to the VPN

Please note that VPN IDs are meant to be one per user and cannot be shared and used at the same time.

  1. Open the VPN service provided by your organization.

  2. Enter your organization’s VPN server address in the VPN field.
    Example: vpn.cecc.ihost.com
    Note: If you don’t know the address, refer to your internal documentation or contact your IT team.

  3. Click "Connect".

  4. Enter the login credentials when prompted:

    • Username: Example username tzuser227476-1

    • Password: provided in the reservation

  5. Once connected to the VPN, proceed with SSH access.

Steps to SSH into the System

  1. Download the User Private SSH Key from the reservation page.

  2. Set the correct permissions on the key file by running:
    chmod 600 ~/Downloads/pem_user_privatekey_download.pem

  3. Connect via SSH using the following command: you can find all the information from the reservation page
    ssh -i ~/Downloads/pem_user_privatekey_download.pem cecuser@129.20.60.97

That's it! 

Document Location

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Document Information

Modified date:
09 July 2025

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ibm17233350

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