What are the requirements for a device to be placed into the Spectrum Configuration Manager "CISCO IOS - SSH Capable" Device Family?

Products

• CA Spectrum
• DX NetOps

Issue/Introduction

What are the requirements for a device to be placed into the Spectrum Configuration Manager "CISCO IOS - SSH Capable" Device Family seen in the Explorer tab of the Navigation panel? 

 

Environment

Release: Any
Component:

Resolution

To place a device into the Cisco IOS - SSH Capable family, the following conditions must be met: 

 

• The device descriptor must indicate a firmware version of 12.2 (18) or greater. 
• The feature set must contain letters "K9" indicating the device has the necessary encryption functionality that is needed for SCP. 
• SSH access for the device must be unblocked at the time of discovery.

Additional Information

Please reference the "Cisco IOS Devices" section of the documentation for more information.