Setup Guide

22 Using the Baseboard Management Controller
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To generate a CSR, enter a value in the field for each CSR attribute and click Generate .
NOTE: Each new CSR overwrites any previous CSR on the firmware. For a certificate authority to accept
your CSR, the CSR in the firmware must match the certificate returned from the CA.
Table 1-24. Certification Management Page Options
Settings Description
Generate a New Certificate
Signing Request (CSR)
Select the option and click Next to open the CSR page that enables
you to generate a CSR to send to a CA to request a secure Web
certificate.
NOTE: Each new CSR overwrites any pervious CSR on the firmware. For
a CA to accept your CSR, the CSR in the firmware must match the
certificate returned from the CA.
Upload Server Certificate Select the option and click Next to open the Certificate Upload page
where you can upload an existing certificate that your company has
title to, and uses to control access to the iBMC.
NOTE: Only X509, Base 64 encoded certificates are accepted by the
iBMC. DER encoded certificates are not. Uploading a new certificate
replaces the default certificate you received with your Dell Remote
Management Controller.
View Server Certificate Select the option and click Next to open the View Server Certificate
page where you can view the current server certificate.
Table 1-25. Certification Attributes
Attributes Description
Common Name The exact name being certified (usually the Web server's domain
name, for example, http://www.xyzcompany.com/). Only
alphanumeric characters, hyphens, underscores, and periods are valid.
Spaces are not valid.
Organization Name The name associated with this organization. Only alphanumeric
characters, hyphens, underscores, periods, and spaces are valid.
Organization Unit The name associated with an organizational unit, such as a
department. Only alphanumeric characters, hyphens, underscores,
periods, and spaces are valid.
Locality The city or other location of the entity being certified. Only
alphanumeric characters and spaces are valid. Do not separate words
using an underscore or some other character.
State Name The state or province where the entity that is applying for a
certification is located. Only alphanumeric characters and spaces are
valid. Do not use abbreviations.