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13. Complete each of the input fields with the required information. Use the
14. Click Next to continue, or click Cancel to exit the installation.
15. Click the Install button on the Installation Confirmation window to begin the
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following as a guide to provide the needed information:
Keystore alias
This is the alias for the self-signed certificate. It uniquely identifies the
certificate within the keystore file. It is a good practice to use a unique
name related to the server name.
Key size
Two key sizes are available: 512 and 1024. 1024 is the default.
Common name
This name is the primary, universal identity for the certificate. If your
system contains the secured WebSphere environment, this name must
be valid in the configured user registry.
Organization name
The name of your company.
Organization unit (optional)
The name of a department or division within your company.
Remember that you are building a profile for the certificate. As a
security measure the more specific the information the more secure
your system.
Locality (optional)
The city or location where your company resides.
State (optional)
The state or province where your company resides.
Country or region
The two-character designator that identifies the country where your
company is located. Use the pull-down menu to make this selection.
Validity period (days)
Specifies the lifetime of the certificate in days.
The information that you provide is used to build a profile for the certificate.
This information is used during identity processing to ensure validation of
any processing that is occurring. It is part of the security measures that are
used during SSL connectivity.
installation process. There are several progress windows that open. There is no
required interaction on your part for each of the progress windows that are
displayed. However, you can choose to cancel (not recommended) the
installation on any of the progress windows with varying consequences.
The installation process performs the following actions:
a. If the two servers (DS Storage Manager Server and DS Network Interface
Server) are already installed on your system, they are stopped in the
following order:
1) The Embedded IBM WebSphere Application Server - Express server
(part of the DS Storage Manager Server) is stopped first.
2) The DS Network Interface Server is stopped next.
3) The WS Help System (part of the DS Storage Manager Server) is
stopped, if it was not stopped before by the Embedded IBM
WebSphere Application Server.