HP 3PAR Application Software Suite for VMware Licenses - Manual (Page 31)

install the SMS certificate extracted from the vCenter server onto the VASA installed host. This
process is required for every vCenter Server you intend to register with the VASA provider. The
same process is also required if the SMS certificate has a new certificate. The SMS extraction and
installation process is provided in the following section.
Extracting the SMS Certificate
Create the temp folder in the C:\ drive, before you perform the following procedure:
For vCenter installed on Windows system:
1.
On vCenter Server installed host, navigate to the following location C:\Program Files\
VMware\Infrastructure\jre\bin
.
2. Enter the following command specifying the location and name for the certificate file:
For Windows 2003
keytool -exportcert -v -keystore "C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Application Data\VMware\VMware VirtualCenter\SSL\sms.keystore"
-file c:\temp\sms_new.cer -alias sms
Copy the certificate and paste it in the RMV installed server/host.
For Windows 2008
keytool -exportcert -v -keystore "c:\Programdata\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\SSL\sms.keystore" -file c:\temp\sms_new.cer -alias
sms
Copy the certificate and paste it in the RMV installed server/host.
For Windows 2012/2012 R2
keytool -exportcert -v -keystore "c:\Programdata\VMware\VMware
VirtualCenter\SSL\sms.keystore" -file c:\temp\sms_new.cer -alias
Sms
Copy the certificate and paste it in the RMV installed server/host.
3. If the export is successful, the following message is displayed:
Certificate stored in file
For Virtual vCenter Appliances
1. SSH to the vCenter Server Appliance, and navigate to the follow directory:
/etc/vmware-vpx/ssl
2. Enter the following command specifying the location and name for the certificate file of your
choosing:
keytool -exportcert -v -keystore sms.keystore -file
sms_new.cer -alias sms
3. Click Enter when prompted to enter the keystore password.
If the export is successful, the following message is displayed:
Certificate stored in file
4. Download the newly created certificate file to the system where RMV is installed.
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