Dell PowerFlex Appliance with PowerFlex 4.x Administration Guide

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Installing and configuring the jump server

This section covers the configuration and usage of a Windows-based client to access an embedded operating system (embedded operating system based on SLES) jump server. This client allows an administrator to use the jump server more effectively than using the VMware remote console or a virtual desktop. The Windows-based client allows an administrator to run shell commands from a Windows desktop through the jump server and a tool to copy files to and from the jump server from a Windows desktop.

The following table lists the Windows-based tools:

Table 1. Windows-based tools and descriptions The following table lists the Windows-based tools:
Windows-based tool	Description
SSH (PuTTY)	An open-source and widely used software that allows to connect to a Linux host from a Windows host using SSH.
WinSCP	An open-source and widely used software that allows to transfer files from Windows-based hosts to Linux-based hosts and vice versa.