I installed SSHD a few years back and it wasn't that difficult. If I
remember correctly, I ordered and downloaded the Ported Tools product
via ShopZ (my notes say HOS1120 which was probably the latest at the
time). That's a no-charge product from IBM. I probably used the
Program Directory instructions, and it was an SMP/E install. That may
take some time and a systems programmer.
The result for me was a dozen or so files such as /usr/sbin/sshd
/bin/sftp /bin/scp and others needed for the processing. Most likely
these would be installed into a test ZFS and then copied or migrated to
a running system following your sysprog's normal methods. That can also
take time, and even might involve the dreaded change control folks.
To run the SSHD server, the sysprog will have to create/copy a proc and
start that task. There are notes on how to do that in the Program
Directory I think, and I'm pretty sure it worked for me first time. My
notes say this: "To my surprise, SSHD started successfully" :) Starting
a new STC task on the mainframe typically involves someone who works
with an Auto Operations product that will start and stop the task at
every IPL. One more thing to do.
Then you may need sshd_config modifications, but since I think we're
running just about the same code used on Unix/Linux machines, almost
anyone familiar with non-mainframe SSHD should be able to help.
If you're lucky, Ported Tools was already ordered and installed (i.e.
with ServerPac), and all you need to do is get someone to setup and
start the SSHD task. That would make things a lot simpler.
Frank Swarbrick wrote:
We don't currently have sshd setup. I'm a developer looking to perhaps trial something
that requires it. How much effort is it to set up for the first time? I want to know if
its worth pushing our Systems group to do, or if I should not bother because I don't yet
have a "business case" for it.
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