HP 1.10GB Virtual Connect Ethernet Module for c-Class BladeSystem - Manual (Page 151)

Certificate Administration 151
Certificate Administration
Certificates/Authentications (SSL Certificate) screen
This page displays the detailed information of the Secure Socket Layer certificate currently in use by the
Virtual Connect Manager. An SSL certificate is used to certify the identity of the Virtual Connect Manager and
is required by the underlying HTTP server to establish a secure (encrypted) communications channel with the
client Web browser.
On initial startup, the Virtual Connect Manager generates a default self-signed SSL certificate valid for 10
years, and the certificate is issued to the DNS name of the Virtual Connect Ethernet module (the dynamic DNS
name from the Default Networks Setting label). Because this default certificate is self-signed, the "issued by"
field is also set to the same DNS name.
If the Virtual Connect Manager is configured with a Virtual Connect domain IP address, then future certificate
requests generated are issued to this domain IP address. For information on generating a new certificate, see
"Certificate Request (on page
152 )."
NOTE: When using a domain IP address, Certificate Administration allows a common certificate
to be utilized between a Primary in Bay 1 and a subsequent Primary in Bay 2 after a failover.