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create certificate
Description
Creates or removes a custom security certificate.
The storage system supports use of unique certificates for secure data communications, to authenticate that
the expected storage systems are being managed. Use of authentication certificates applies to the HTTPS
protocol, which is used by the web server in each controller module. The PowerVault Manager and SMI-S
interfaces use the same certificate.
After using this command you must restart each Management Controller to which the change is applied to
have the change take effect
Minimum role manage
Syntax
create certificate
[a|b|both]
[contents content-string]
[noprompt]
[restore]
[unique]
Parameters
a|b|both
Optional. Specifies whether to apply the change to controller A, B, or both. If this parameter is omitted, the
change is applied to the controller being accessed.
contents content-string
Optional. A security certificate is generated based on the supplied content. The content becomes the subject
of the certificate creation request and must be formatted as /type0=value0/type1=value1/
type2=..., where types include C for country, ST for state or province, L for location, CN for common
name, and O for organization. Invalid types will be omitted from the content string. The content string cannot
exceed 1024 characters and can include printable UTF-8 characters except space or semicolon. An example
is /C=US/ST=CO/O=MyOrganization/CN=www.mysite.com. You must specify either this parameter
or the restore parameter or the unique parameter.
noprompt
Optional. Suppresses confirmation prompts. Specifying this parameter allows the command to proceed
without user interaction.
restore
Optional. The system-generated certificate is restored and the custom certificate is discarded. The custom
certificate may have been created with this CLI command or uploaded using SFTP or FTP. You must specify
either this parameter or the contents parameter or the unique parameter.
unique
Optional. A security certificate is generated based on the system's serial number and other standard values.
This certificate is installed, and the original certificate is archived. You must specify either this parameter or
the contents parameter or the restore parameter.
Examples
Regenerate the system certificate with a new private key.
# create certificate unique
Create a custom certificate using a content string.
# create certificate contents /C=US/ST=CO/L=NewYork/O=MyCompany/
CN=www.mycompany.com
Restore the system-generated certificate and remove the custom certificate.
# create certificate restore
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