Distributing Digital Certificates To The Switches - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Distributing Digital Certificates to the Switches

You can use the PKICERT utility to distribute the digital certificates to the
switches in the fabric. The utility ensures that each digital certificate is installed
on the correctly corresponding switch.
If the utility is run without any task argument, it defaults to Interactive User mode,
in which it prompts for the required input.
Note:
and the procedure must be repeated.
To load digital certificates onto one or more switches:
1. Choose Start > Run and enter the installation location of the PKICERT
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All events and errors will be recorded in an event/error log file. The
default name for the file is shown in brackets. New event/error information
is always appended to the file if it already exists. To accept the default
file name, press enter. Otherwise enter the name you prefer.
[pki_events.log] =>
2. Type a filename for the events log and press Enter. The file is automatically
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If this procedure is interrupted by a switch reboot, the certificate is not loaded
utility. The default location is c:\security\nt_pki\pkicert.exe.
The utility prompts for the events log file name.
Example:
created at the PKICert installation location.
The utility prompts for the function that you want to perform.
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