Complete a CA certificate signing request (CSR)

To receive a certificate authority (CA) certificate for ThinkSystem SAN Manager , you must first generate a certificate signing request (CSR) file and send it to the CA.

1. Select Certificate Management .
2. From the Management tab, select Complete CSR .
3. Enter the following information, and then click Next :
   • Organization – The full, legal name of your company or organization. Include suffixes, such as Inc. or Corp.
   • Organizational unit (optional) – The division of your organization that is handling the certificate.
   • City/Locality – The city where your host system or business is located.
   • State/Region (optional) – The state or region where your host system or business is located.
   • Country ISO code – Your country's two-digit ISO (International Organization for Standardization) code, such as US.
4. Enter the following information about the host system:
   • Common name – The IP address or DNS name of the host system where the Web Services Proxy is installed. Make sure this address is correct; it must match exactly what you enter to access SAN Manager in the browser. Do not include http:// or https://.
   • Alternate IP addresses – If the common name is an IP address, you can optionally enter any additional IP addresses or aliases for the host system. For multiple entries, use a comma-delimited format.
   • Alternate DNS names – If the common name is a DNS name, enter any additional DNS names for the host system. For multiple entries, use a comma-delimited format. If there are no alternate DNS names, but you entered a DNS name in the first field, copy that name here.
5. Click Finish .
   A .CSR file is downloaded to your local system. The folder location of the download depends on your browser.
6. Send the .CSR file to your CA.