HP XP P9000 Command View Advanced Edition Suite Software 7.6.1-00 Administrator Guide
To use SSL server authentication for event indications, you need to create a server certificate in the
CIM client, and then import it into the Device Manager server. To use two-way authentication, you
need to create a client certificate in the Device Manager server and then import it into the CIM client.
Creating a keystore file for object operations
To create a keystore file for object operations, use the hcmdskeytool utility (for Windows) or the
keytool utility (for Linux).
Operations to complete in advance
• Delete the existing keystore file for object operations.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-the-Device-Manager-server\Server\wsi\server\
jserver\bin\.keystore
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-the-Device-Manager-server/Server/wsi/
server/jserver/bin/.keystore
To create a keystore file for object operations:
1. Execute the following command to create a keystore file for object operations.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-Common-Component\bin\hcmdskeytool -genkey
-keystore keystore-file-name -storepass keystore-password -alias alias
-dname entity-distinguished-name -validity validity-of-certificate
-keypass private-key-password -keyalg key-algorithm -sigalg signature-
algorithm -keysize key-size
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-Common-Component/jdk/bin/keytool -genkey
-keystore keystore-file-name -storepass keystore-password -alias alias
-dname entity-distinguished-name -validity validity-of-certificate
-keypass private-key-password -keyalg key-algorithm -sigalg signature-
algorithm -keysize key-size
• keystore: Specify the keystore file for object operations (.keystore) .
• storepass and keypass: Specify the same password.
2. Execute WSIEncryptString.jar to encrypt the keystore password.
WSIEncryptString.jar is stored at the following paths.
In Windows:
installation-folder-for-the-Device-Manager-server\Server\wsi\server\
jserver\lib\
In Linux:
installation-directory-for-the-Device-Manager-server/Server/wsi/
server/jserver/lib/
> java -jar WSIEncryptString.jar keystore-password
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