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Install Cygwin

  1. Log on as root to the Windows computer being used for the VCL image
  2. Download the Cygwin installation program to root's desktop: http://cygwin.com/setup.exe
  3. Run setup.exe and answer the questions: 
    1. Install from Internet
    2. Root Directory: C:\Cygwin
    3. Install For: Just Me
    4. Default Test File Type: DOS/text
    5. Local Package Directory: Desktop
    6. Internet Connection: Direct Connection
    7. Download Site: choose one (.edu FTP sites seem the fastest)
    8. Select Package:
      Net: openssh (required)
      Editors : vim (optional)
    9. Create icon on Desktop: No
    10. Add icon to Start Menu: No
  4. After Cygin setup is complete, delete the installation files from the desktop:
    1. Installer: setup.exe
    2. Local package directory: C:\ftp%...cygwin...

Configure SSHD

  1. Launch the Cygwin shell:
    C:\Cygwin\Cygwin.bat
  2. Download cygwin-sshd-config.sh to the following location on the Windows computer:
    C:\Cygwin\home\root\cygwin-sshd-config.sh
  3. Windows may have saved the file with a .txt extension.  Check the file name from the Cygwin shell:
    ls ~

    cygwin-sshd-config.sh.txt

    1. Rename the file if it has a .txt extension:
      mv cygwin-sshd-config.sh.txt cygwin-sshd-config.sh
  4. Make sure the script is executable:
    chmod +x cygwin-sshd-config.sh
  5. Run the script and specify the root account password as an argument, enclose the password in single quotes in case special characters are used in the password:
    */home/root/cygwin-sshd-config.sh '<PASSWORD>'*You should see something similar to the following towards then end of the script output:

    The CYGWIN sshd service was started successfully.

Create an SSH key pair on the Management Node and Copy the Public Key to the authorized_keys File on the Windows Computer

  1. Download the gen-node-key.sh to the following location on the management node:
    /root/gen-node-key.sh
  2. Set the script to executable:
    chmod +x gen-node-key.sh
  3. Determine the IP address of the Windows computer by running ipconfig
  4. Run the script on the managment node and specify the Windows computer's IP address or DNS hostname as an argument:
    ./gen-node-key.sh 152.46.18.179
    1. Enter the Windows root account password during script execution when asked
  5. Attempt to connect from the management node to the Windows VM via SSH using the key:
    ssh 152.46.18.179
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