To configure an SSH task: - Navigate to the Tasks configuration tab for the job (this will be the default job if creating a new plan).
- Click the name of an existing SSH task, or click Add Task and then SSH Task to create a new task.
Complete the following settings: | Task Description | Helps you identify the purpose of the task. | | Disable this task | Check, or clear, to selectively run this task. | | Host | The hostname or IP address of the remote server on which the SSH Command will be executed. | | Verify remote host fingerprint on connect | Enter the host fingerprint to be verified. See below for more details. | | Port | The port number of the remote host that is used for the SSH connection. The default value is 22. | | Username | The username to use to connect to the remote host. | | Authentication Type | Password – the password associated with Username. | | Key without passphrase – browse to the SSH private key with which to authenticate with the remote host. | | Key with passphrase – browse to the SSH private key, and supply the passphrase, to use to authenticate with the remote host. | | SSH Command | The shell command to execute on the remote host. You can only enter a single command here. |
- Click Save.

Host fingerprintYou can determine the fingerprint for a host by running: ssh-keygen -l -F <HOSTNAME> |
The fingerprint is the part of the response shown in the screenshot below: 
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You can use the SSH task to do such things as: