[ale] ssh for automated management

[jimpop at yahoo.com (Jim Popovitch)]

I'm wondering just how big .ssh/known_hosts will be on your mgmt
station.  At some point having multiple mgmt stations, or chrooted
environments, might make good sense.  Parsing a 3GB known_hosts file for
every SSH connection might present some problems.

-Jim P.

On Fri, 2004-12-17 at 11:56 -0500, David Corbin wrote:
> We are considering using ssh as part of a solution for automated remote 
> managment of 10000+ node network, distributed at over 500 sites.  The nodes 
> being managed are NOT "standard desktop machines" (in terms of software 
> etc.), but more like "appliances".
> 
> Ideally all the management would be done from one machine. 
> 
> Anyone want to suggest any likely problems we might encounter, scale-wize?  
> 
> Thanks
> David
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