After receiving digital certificates from a certificate
authority (CA), you can import the certificate chain for the host
system where the ThinkSystem SAN Manager interface is installed.
Before
you begin
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You must be logged in with a user profile that includes Security admin permissions. Otherwise, certificate functions do not appear.
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You have generated a certificate signing request (.CSR file) and sent it to the CA.
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The CA returned trusted certificate files.
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The certificate files are installed on your local system.
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Select
Certificate Management
.
- From the
Management tab, select
Import .
A dialog box opens for importing the certificate
files.
- Click
Browse to select the
root (or intermediate) CA file, which is the known certificate at
the top of the certificate hierarchy.
The filename is displayed in the dialog box.
- Click
Browse to select the
server certificate file, which is the management certificate that
allows secure access to the SAN Manager interface.
The filename displays in the dialog box.
- Click
Import .
The files
are uploaded and validated. The certificate information displays on
the Certificate Management page.