HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.6.1-00 Administrator Guide

Usually, server certificates issued by a certificate authority are sent via email. Make sure that you
save the response from the certificate authority.
NOTE:
Certificates issued by a certificate authority have an expiration date. You need to have a certificate
reissued before your certificate expires.
Importing the Host Data Collector server certificates into the keystore
To import the server certificates into the Host Data Collector keystore, use the keytool utility.
Operations to complete in advance
• Log in as a user with Administrator permissions (for Windows) or as a root user (for Linux)
• Obtain server certificates issued by certificate authorities.
Prepare the certificates for all certificate authorities including the certificate authority that issued
the server certificate, intermediate certificate authorities, and the root certificate authority.
• Obtain a Host Data Collector server certificate issued by a certificate authority.
Information to collect in advance
• Information of the keystore file
You need the information of the keystore file prepared when creating a self-signed certificate.
• Absolute path
• Access password
To import the Host Data Collector server certificates into the keystore:
1. Execute the following command to import a server certificate of a certificate authority.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-Host-Data-Collector\HDC\Base\jre\bin\keytool
-import -alias alias -keystore keystore-file-name -file certificate-
file-name
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-Host-Data-Collector/HDC/Base/jre/bin/
keytool -import -alias alias -keystore keystore-file-name -file
certificate-file-name
• alias: Specify the name used to identify the certificate in the keystore.
For the alias name of a server certificate of a certificate authority, specify a name other than
hdc.
• keystore: Specify the keystore file by using an absolute path.
• file: Specify absolute path to the certificate file.
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