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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.

  • You must be logged in with a user profile that includes Security admin permissions. Otherwise, certificate functions do not appear.
This task describes how to generate the .CSR file that you send to a CA to receive signed, management certificates for the system hosting SAN Manager and the Web Services Proxy. You must provide information about your organization, plus the IP address or DNS name of the host system.
  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.

After you receive the digital certificates, you can import the appropriate certificate files that the CA sent to you.