HP Systems Insight Manager 7.2 Technical Reference Guide
3. Reboot the HP SIM server to ensure the new certificate is properly synchronized with the local
HP SMH and any applications or components using the certificate sharing directory.
Synchronizing the certificates prevents repeated browser security alerts when browsing to
Insight Management Advisor on the HP SIM server.
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Editing a server certificate
Edit a server certificate to change fields in an existing certificate. This modification might be required
if you submit a CSR to an external CA.
NOTE: On Windows and Linux, this process also affects the local System Management Homepage
certificate and private key on HP-UX systems, it affects the WBEM Services certificate and private
key.
NOTE: Valid characters for each of these fields include letters a through z (lowercase), A through
Z (uppercase), numbers 0 through 9, and the following special characters: " ( ) + , - . / : ?
space _ and ~. Each field must contain at least one non-white space character.
Procedure 92 Editing a server certificate
1. Edit the following fields as necessary:
NOTE: The Common Name (CN) field and the key pair cannot be modified, so the trust
relationships with any HP System Management Homepages remain in tact. However, the
browser trust must be re-established by importing the modified certificate and deleting the old
certificate from the browser.
Table 33 Edit server certificates fields
DescriptionField
Enter multiple system names separated by a comma. If
a name identical to the CN is specified in the Alternative
Names field, it is not duplicated in the certificate.
Alternative names are case-sensitive. Therefore, if a
duplicate case-sensitive name is entered, it is not
duplicated in the certificate. For example, if SYS1, sys1,
and SYS1 are entered, SYS1 is only listed once in the
certificate. The alternative names might appear in a
different order from the order you enter them. However,
this does not affect their usage.
(Optional) Alternative Names
Enter the name of your organization. This field can
contain up to 64 characters.
Organization (O)
Enter the name of your department. This field can
contain up to 64 characters.
Organizational Unit (OU)
Enter the name of your city. This field can contain up to
128 characters.
Locality (L)
Enter the name of your state. This field can contain up
to 128 characters.
State (S)
Enter the name of your country. This field can contain
up to two alphanumeric characters, using the two-letter
country codes.
Country (C)
2. Click OK. A warning message appears, indicating that the certificate is about to be modified.
You can click Cancel to abort the modify operation.
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