Managing Remote Instances

Overview

The FUSE ESB command console includes commands that enable you to connect to and start remote instances of the FUSE ESB runtime. The remote instance is not required to be a child of your active runtime console.

Connecting to a remote console

You connect to a remote runtime's console using the ssh command. Example 2.7 shows the ssh command and its arguments:

Example 2.7. ssh Command

ssh {-U username} {-P password} {-p port} { hostname }

-U username

This argument specifies the username used to connect to the remote console. The default value is smx.

By default, this value is not authenticated. It is recommended that you configure the console to use better authentication. See Securing a remote console

-P password

This argument specifies the password used to connect to the remote console. The default value is smx.

By default, this value is not authenticated. It is recommended that you configure the console to use better authentication. See Securing a remote console

-p port

This argument specifies the port used to access the desired runtime's remote console. By default this value is 8101.

You can configure this address by editing the definition of sshPort in the configuration file org.apach.servicemix.shell.cfg, located in your FUSE ESB installation directory at install_dir\etc\. For more information see Configuring a remote console's address

hostname

This argument specifies the hostname of the remote console you want to connect to.

Example

Example 2.8 shows an example of the command used to connect to a remote console using the default configuration.

Example 2.8. Connecting to a Remote Console Using the Default URI

servicemix>ssh -U smx -P smx -p 8108 remote_host

Starting a remote server

You start a remote server using the sshd command. Example 2.9 shows the sshd command and its arguments:

Example 2.9. sshd Command

ssh {-b} {-p port}

-b: This option specifies that the server run in the background.
-p port: This argument specifies the port on which to listen for SSH connections.

Example

Example 2.10 shows an example of the command used to start a remote SSH server to run in the background.

Example 2.10. Starting a Remote SSH Server

servicemix>sshd -b -p 8108