Users Guide

Generating a Certificate Signing Request
A Certificate Signing Request (CSR) includes server information (such as domain name, locale) that
certificate authorities require to provide a valid SSL certificate.
After generating the CSR, download the encrypted text, and then submit it to a certificate authority. The
Certificate Authority provides a valid SSL certificate for you to upload.
1. In the left pane, click Settings → Virtual Appliance Management.
2. In the SSLCertificates section, click Generate Certificate Signing Request.
a. In the Distinguished Name (www.domain.com) box, type a distinguished name in the format
www.domain.com.
b. In the Business Name box, type a business name where the certificate is recorded.
c. In the Department Name box, type a department name of the organizational unit (for example,
IT, HR, or Sales) for which the certificate is generated.
d. In the Locality (Town/City) box, type a locality name in which the organization is located.
e. In the State (Province/Region) box, type a state name in which the organization is located (do
not abbreviate).
f. From the Country drop-down list, select a country in which the organization is located.
g. In the Email box, type a valid email address.
h. Click Generate.
3. Click Download Certificate Signing Request, and then copy the text that is displayed. To receive a
valid SSL certificate, submit this text to a certificate authority.
Downloading the Certificate Signing Request
After generating the CSR, download the resulting text and submit it to a certificate authority. The
certificate authority provides an SSL certificate for you to upload to Active System Manager.
1. In the left pane, click Settings → Virtual Appliance Management.
2. In the SSLCertificates section, click Download Certificate Signing Request.
3. To receive a valid SSL certificate, copy the displayed text and then submit it to a certificate authority.
After the certificate authority provides the SSL certificate, upload it to Active System Manager.
Uploading an SSL Certificate
Before you upload an SSL certificate, generate and download a certificate signing request (CSR). To
receive a valid SSL certificate, submit the CSR to a certificate authority. Save the certificate to a local
network share.
1. In the left pane, click Settings → Virtual Appliance Management.
2. In the SSLCertificates section, click Upload Certificate.
3. Click Browse, and select an SSL certificate.
4. To upload the certificate, click Save.
5. Confirm or cancel the action when a confirmation message is displayed.
After uploading the certificate, the GUI becomes unavailable as the web services are restarted, the virtual
appliance shell is still accessible and all active users are logged out.
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