HP 3PAR System Reporter 3.1 MU1 Software Release Notes (QL226-97308, December 2013)

Perform the following steps to use the new SSL certificate to communicate with the HP 3PAR Storage

System:

1. Upgrade the HP 3PAR Remote CLI Client to the latest version that is available as part of the HP

3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU3 P16.

2. Create the certdir directory under the System Reporter Installation directory in

Windows and under /etc directory in Linux.

3. Execute the following command from the command prompt for each storage system to create or

update the excp exception file with the array certificate:

Windows

cli -sys <storage system IP> -certdir "C:/Program Files

(x86)/3PAR/System Reporter/certdir"

Linux

cli -sys <storage system IP> -certdir "/etc/certdir"

Type yes when Permanently add this certificate as an exception (yes/no)? message is displayed.

NOTE: Ensure that you have valid certificate in the excp exception file for both the existing

storage system and the new storage system that you plan to manage in System Reporter.

4. Add the new environment variables TPDCERTDIR and TPDNOCERTPROMPT in the System Reporter

sampleloop config file.

The default path for sampleloop config file is C:\Program Files (x86)\3PAR\System

Reporter\sampleloop_config.tcl in case of Windows and /etc/sampleloop.conf

in case of Linux.

Windows

set ::env(TPDCERTDIR) "C:/Program Files (x86)/3PAR/System

Reporter/certdir"

set ::env(TPDNOCERTPROMPT) 1

Linux

set ::env(TPDCERTDIR) "/etc/certdir"

set ::env(TPDNOCERTPROMPT) 1

NOTE: The value of TPDNOCERTPROMPT variable must always be 1.

5. Add the new environment variable TPDCERTDIR in the config file under the 3par-policy

directory.

The default path for config file is C:\Program Files (x86)\Apache Software

Foundation\Apache2.2\cgi-bin\3par-policy\config.tcl in case of Windows and

/var/www/cgi-bin/3par-policy/config.tcl in case of Linux.

Windows

set ::env(TPDCERTDIR) "C:/Program Files (x86)/3PAR/System

Reporter/certdir"

Linux

set ::env(TPDCERTDIR) "/etc/certdir"

For more information on TPDCERTDIR, TPDNOCERTPROMPT, certdir, and excp exception

file, see HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU3 Patch 16 Release Notes.

Managing and supporting new SSL certificate in System Reporter for HP 3PAR OS 3.1.2 MU3 P16, 3.1.1 MU3 P27, and 2.3.1

MU5 P35 patches