HP Reference Information Storage System v1.6 Administrator Guide (T3559-96073, July 2007)
Available certi
ficate signing requests
Table 22 Availa
ble certificatesigningrequests(CSRs)intheRISSsystem
Feature
Description
Machine Type
The host for which the CSR has been generated. The host is either a
PCC or HTTP portal.
Virtual IP
The virtual IP a
ddress of the host.
Creation Date
The date the CSR was created.
Path
The path to the CSR. The CSR files are always placed on the PCC host.
Creating a cer
tificate signing request
To create a cer
tificate signing request (CSR):
1. Complete the
form at the bottom of the SSL Configuration view.
You can creat
eonlytwotypesofCSRfiles: oneforaccesstothePCC,andoneforaccessto
the HTTP portal machines.
2. Click Generate CSR.
To install a
certificate on the PCC portal, see "Installing a third part y certificate on the PCC
portal" on page 40.
To install a certificate on each HTTP portal, see "Installing a third party certificate on the HTTP
portals" on page 40.
NOTE:
If you enter
incorrect information in the form and need to generate a new CSR, see "Deleting a certi ficate
signing re
quest"onpage39fortheproceduretofollow.
Deleting a certificate signing request
After a certificate signing request (CSR) is generated for the PCC or H TTP portals, it cannot be
regenerated. If you have entered incorrect information in the cer tificate request, the file must be manually
deleted before you can create a new CSR in the SSL Configuration view.
To delete a CSR:
1. Log in to the PCC console.
2. Go to /opt/keys and delete the CSR with one of the following commands:
rm -f pccCert.pem (to remove the PCC certificate request)
rm -f httpCert.pem (to remove the HTTP certificate request)
3. Upon deleting pccCert.pem and/or httpCert.pem in directory /opt/keys,logofforclosethe
PCC UI. If you do not, refreshing the PCC UI will re-create these files, and the <SSL Configuration>
page will not allow new CSRs be created.
NOTE:
Important! Do not delete the private key files (pcckey.pem or httpkey.pem).
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