Installing Ws-Man Or Cim-Xml On Linux Client; Configure Https On Linux Client - Broadcom NetXtreme BCM57 Series User Manual

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Installing WS-MAN or CIM-XML on Linux Client

No special software components are required on the Linux client system to use the HTTP except installing the
BACS management application. However, for WS-MAN installations, you can optionally configure the HTTPS
protocol for use with BACS.

Configure HTTPS on Linux Client

Follow these steps if you want to use HTTPS rather than HTTP (WS-MAN only):
Generate a Self-Signed Certificate for Windows/Linux Server
Openssl on Linux or Windows can be used to generate the self-signed certificate, as follows:
Note: You can download and install openssl from
openssl.htm.
1. Enter the following command to generate a private key:
openssl genrsa -des3 -out server.key 1024
2. You are prompted to enter a passphrase. Be sure to remember the passphrase.
3. Use the following steps to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR).
During the generation of the CSR, you are prompted for several pieces of information. When prompted for
the "Common Name", enter the Windows Server host name or IP address.
Enter the following command (sample responses are show):
openssl req -new -key server.key -out server.csr
If this command does not work, try the following:
openssl req –new –key server.key –out server.csr –config openssl.cnf
The openssl.cnf file should be placed in the same directory where openssl is placed. Openssl.cnf is located
in the folder C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\share.
The following information is requested:
• Country Name (2 letter code) []:US
• State or Province Name (full name) []: California
• Locality Name (e.g., city) []: Irvine
• Organization Name (e.g., company) []: Broadcom Corporation
• Organizational Unit Name (e.g., section) []: Engineering
• Common Name (e.g., YOUR name) []: Enter the host name or IP address of the Windows server. For
iPv6, enter the Common Name in the format [xyxy:xxx:....::xxx], including the brackets [ ].
• (Optional) Email Address []:
Enter the following additional attributes to be sent with your certificate request:
• A challenge password []:linux1
• An optional company name []:
4. Remove the passphrase from the key.
Enter the following commands:
cp server.key server.key.org
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April 2017 • 2CS57XX-CDUM514-R
Linux Driver and Management Application Installation
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