Administrator Guide

Viewing certificate information
By default, the system generates a unique SSL certificate for each controller. For the strongest security, you can replace the default
system-generated certificate with a certificate issued from a trusted certificate authority.
The Certificate Information panel shows information for the active SSL certificates that are stored on the system for each controller. Tabs
A and B contain unformatted certificate text for each of the corresponding controllers. The panel also shows one of the following status
values as well as the creation date for each certificate:
• Customer-supplied. Indicates that the controller is using a certificate that you have uploaded.
• System-generated. Indicates that the controller is using an active certificate and key that were created by the controller.
• Unknown status. Indicates that the controller's certificate cannot be read. This most often occurs when a controller is restarting, the
certificate replacement process is still in process, or you have selected the tab for a partner controller in a single-controller system.
You can use your own certificates by uploading them through FTP or SFTP or by using the contents parameter of the create
certificate CLI command to create certificates with your own unique certificate content. For a new certificate to take effect, you
must first restart the controller for it. For information on how to restart a controller, see Restarting or shutting down controllers.
To verify that the certificate replacement was successful and the controller is using the certificate that you have supplied, make sure the
certificate status is customer-supplied, the creation date is correct, and the certificate content is the expected text.
View certificate information
1. In the banner, click the system panel and select Show Certificate Info.
The Certificate Information panel opens.
2. After you have finished viewing certificate information, click Close.
Viewing connection information
The icon in the connection panel in the banner shows the current state of the management link between the PowerVault Manager and the
storage system. The connection information table shows the icon that appears for each state.
Table 29. Connection information
Icon Meaning
The management link is connected and the system is up. Animation shows when data is being
transferred.
The management link is connected but the system is down.
The management link is not connected.
Hover the cursor over this panel to display the Connection Information panel, which shows the connection and system states.
Viewing system date and time information
The date/time panel in the banner shows the system date and time in the following format:
YYYY-MM-DD
HH:MM:SS
The
icon indicates that the panel has a menu. Click anywhere in the panel to display a menu to change date and time settings.
Working in the banner and footer
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