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4. Click the Details tab, then click the Copy To File... button. Click Next.
5. Select Base-64 encoded X.509 (.CER). Click Next.
6. Enter dsview or rackpower as the file name, then click the Browse button.
7. Select the root of the C: drive as the location to save the file. This should always be the default location.
8. Click Next and Finish.
To import a certificate to the Avocent Management Platform (AMP) trust store:
From the command prompt, execute the following (single) command. Type the command exactly as shown in the
following DSView software example, replacing "aliasname" with a unique name for DSView management and
Rack Power Manager software.
"%AMP_HOME%"\jre\bin\keytool -importcert -alias aliasname -storepass changeit -keystore
"%AMP_HOME%"\jre\lib\security\cacerts -file c:\dsview.cer"
On successful execution of the command, the user is prompted for: Trust this certificate?: Enter yes and click
Enter.
NOTE: For best results, manually type in the command. There may be a formatting issue with copy and paste for hyphens and
quotes.
To import a certificate on a Linux machine:
From the terminal, execute the following (single) command. Type the command exactly as shown.
$AMP_HOME/jre/bin/keytool -importcert -alias aliasname -storepass changeit -keystore
$AMP_HOME/jre/lib/security/cacerts -file /root/Desktop/dsview.cer.
To delete an existing certificate from the AMP trust store:
From the Command Prompt, execute the following (single) command, where aliasname is the alias name of the
certificate that is to be deleted.
"%AMP_HOME%"\jre\bin\keytool -delete -alias aliasname -storepass changeit -keystore
"%AMP_HOME%"\jre\lib\security\cacerts
To view the existing certificate stored in the AMP trust store:
From the Command Prompt execute the following (single) command, where filename is the file name of the
certificate with the complete path.
"%AMP_HOME%"\jre\bin\keytool -printcert -file filename -storepass changeit -keystore
"%AMP_HOME%"\jre\lib\security\cacerts
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