Deployment Guide

Setting User And Server Preferences

You can set user and secure port server preferences for Server Administrator from the Preferences web

page. Click General Settings and click either the User tab or Web Server tab.

X.509 Certificate Management

Web certificates are necessary to ensure that the identity and information exchanged with a remote

system is not viewed or changed by others. To ensure system security, it is strongly recommended that

you either generate a new X.509 certificate, reuse an existing X.509 certificate, or import a root certificate

or certificate chain from a Certificate Authority (CA). Authorized CAs include Verisign, Entrust,

and Thawte.

NOTE: Log in with administrator privileges to perform certificate management.

You can manage X.509 certificates for Server Administrator from the Preferences page. Click General

Settings, select the Web Server tab, and click X.509 Certificate.

Best Practices For X.509 Certificate Management

For the security of the system while using server administrator, ensure the following:

Unique host name

All systems that have Server Administrator installed should have unique host names.

Change 'localhost'

to unique

For systems with host name set to localhost change the host name to a unique

host name.

Remote Enablement Requirements

The Remote Enablement feature is currently supported on:

• Microsoft Windows

• Microsoft Hyper-V

• Hyper-V Server

• Citrix XenServer

To install the Remote Enablement feature, configure the following on the system:

• Windows Remote Management (WinRM)

• CA/Self-Signed Certificate

• WinRM HTTPS Listener Port

• Authorization for WinRM and Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Servers

Installing WinRM

On Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows Server

2012, WinRM 2.0 is installed by default. On Windows Server 2008, WinRM 1.1 is installed by default.