Generating A Certificate; Rebooting And Upgrading The Kvm Console Switch; Rebooting The Kvm Console Switch - HP G3 KVM User Manual

Generating a certificate

Install a web certificate to access the OBWI without having to acknowledge the switch as a trusted web
device each time you access it. Using the Install Web Certificate window, generate a new self-signed
OpenSSL or upload a certificate. Uploaded certificates must be in OpenSSL PEM format with an
unencrypted private key.
To install a web certificate:
Click Unit View>Appliance>Overview.
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Click Manage Appliance Web Certificate.
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Click Update.
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Select the Generate a new Self-Signed Certificate radio button, and then enter information in the
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following fields:
Common name: your name. Because this is your root certificate, use an appropriate name, such
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as "Company_Name Certificate Authority."
Organization: organization unit name (for example, "marketing").
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City or Locality: the city where the organization is located.
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State or Province: the unabbreviated state or province where the organization is located.
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Country: the two-letter ISO abbreviation for the country.
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Email Address: the email address for the Certificate Authority to contact.
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Click Generate to create the certificate.
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To upload a new certificate:
Click the Upload a New Certificate radio button.
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Select the upload method:
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Filesystem
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TFTP
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FTP
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HTTP
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Click Browse to search for the certificate or enter the certificate filename.
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Click Install. Close the web browser, and then launch the OBWI again for the same IP address.
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If importing a company certificate file, it might take up to 30 seconds to launch the OBWI.
When prompted, click to view the certificate and follow the instructions to import the certificate into
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the Root Certificate Authority folder. After the certificate is stored, you do not see the certificate
warning.

Rebooting and upgrading the KVM console switch

From Unit View>Appliance>Overview, view the switch name and type, reboot the switch, and then
upgrade the switch firmware.

Rebooting the KVM console switch

To reboot the KVM Console Switch:
Click Unit View>Appliance>Overview to open the Unit Maintenance screen.
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Click Reboot.
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A dialog box appears warning that all active sessions will be disconnected.
Click OK.
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