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that is set to an invalid time, the following warning will appear in the Security Alert
dialog box: “The security certificate date is invalid.”
Serial session security alerts
The Serial Session Viewer, which is used during a serial session, is a Java-based applet. Three
certificate tests are performed by Java when the Rack Power Manager software connects to a
serial device:
• Does the serial device trust the certificate issuer?
• Has the certificate expired?
• Does the name on the serial device certificate match the name of the Rack Power Manager
software hub server certificate?
A warning dialog box will appear if the answer to all three questions is No. To prevent this
warning dialog box from appearing when you connect to a serial device, all three questions
must be answered Yes.
To correct certificate security alerts when connecting to a serial session:
1. In a Units View window that contains serial console appliance target devices (see
Accessing Units View windows on page 111), click the Serial Session link in the Action
field.
You can also access a Unit Overview window for a target device and click the Serial
Session icon or link for the session type (see Unit Overview Windows on page 116).
2. If the certificate is trusted and has not expired, but there is a mismatch of the name on the
Rack Power Manager software client certificate and the name on the Rack Power Manager
software hub server certificate, a Warning - HTTPS dialog box will appear. Contact the
issuer of your certificate.
3. When a Warning - Security dialog box appears, you have the following choices:
• If you click Yes, a connection will be made with the appliance and the viewer will
open, but the warning dialog box will continue to appear each time you connect to the
serial console appliance.
• If you click No, a connection will not be made with the serial console appliance.
• If you click Always, the certificate will be added to the Java certificate store.
To create a CSR:
1. Click the System tab.
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