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Chapter 8 – HTTPS Configuration
HTTPS CONFIGURATION
Create New Certificate
Installation Manual
August, 2011
In HTTPS mode all communication between the Administrator's browser
and Enterprise Manager is carried over secure tunnel using SSL.
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To setup HTTPS configuration in enterprise systems with more than
one IPedge server the Primary Server must be configured first.
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All of the servers in a network must be operating in HTTPS, otherwise
some features will fail.
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The IPedge server host names and server names must be configured
and registered with a DNS server.
Important!
Create the https certificate for the Primary server. Add
the certificate to your browser's 'trusted sites.' Attach the
member servers then, create the https certificate for each
member. The member certificates do not need to be
downloaded to your browser.
Important!
When an IPedge server with HTTPS set is installed
behind a firewall ports 443 and 8443 must be open.
The IPedge server can create a server SSL certificate.
The following steps create a new SSL certificate and change the system
to https operation.
Note:
The first time you create a certificate the system will create a
Root certificate and a Server certificate. If a new certificate is
created the system will create a new Server certificate. The root
certificate will remain.
1. In Enterprise Manager select the server to configure. Select
Maintenance > HTTPS Configuration.
2. In the HTTPS Configuration tab click to select HTTPS On.
3. Click on the Create New Certificate icon.
4. In the Create New Certificate dialog box enter all of the required
information then, click on OK. Use descriptive names in the certificate
fields.
5. Click on the Save icon.
Note:
Changing the HTTPS configuration requires restarting the web
server. When configuring the primary server the login session will
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