Force10 Networks 100-00055-01 manual Managing the P-Series using Node Manager

Web-browser Security Certificates

The P-Series Node Manager client and the server communicate via HTTPs. All transactions are encrypted, and thus protected, by the SSL protocol. The SSL certificate is a self-signed certificate that is not signed by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA). While trying to launch the P-Series Node Manager, your web browser might display an alert indicating that the security certificate was not issued by trusted CA or a similar warning (Figure 22). You are safe to use the application without security risks.

Figure 22 Web-browser Security Certificate Alert

Managing the P-Series using Node Manager

P-Series Node Manager has four major management capabilities:

•Monitoring System Performance on page 38

•Managing Firmware Images on page 39

•Managing the Network Interface Card on page 39

•Managing Policies on page 41

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