/**
* Establishes the session with the remote host.
*
* @param connectionHandle - {@link ConnectionHandle} associated with the remote host.
* @param username - the username
* @param password - password matching the username
* @param bmcKey - the key that should be provided if the two-key authentication is enabled, null
* otherwise.
* @throws ConnectionException when connection is in the state that does not allow to perform this
* operation.
* @throws Exception when sending message to the managed system or initializing one of the
* cipherSuite's algorithms fails
*/
public void openSession(
ConnectionHandle connectionHandle, String username, String password, byte[] bmcKey)
throws Exception {
int tries = 0;
boolean succeded = false;
while (tries <= retries && !succeded) {
try {
++tries;
connectionManager.startSession(
connectionHandle.getHandle(),
connectionHandle.getCipherSuite(),
connectionHandle.getPrivilegeLevel(),
username,
password,
bmcKey);
succeded = true;
} catch (Exception e) {
logger.warn("Failed to receive answer, cause:", e);
if (tries > retries) {
throw e;
}
}
}
return;
}
