If VCM is configured with a VC domain IP address, then future certificate requests generated will reflect this domain IP address. For information on generating a new certificate, see "SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Signing Request) screen (on page 55)." For information on uploading certificates for use in the VC-Enet module, see "SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Upload) screen (on page 57)."

NOTE: When using a domain IP address, Certificate Administration allows a common certificate to be utilized between a primary module and a subsequent primary module in the adjacent horizontal bay after a failover.

The following table describes the fields on the SSL Certificate Administration (Certificate Info) screen.

Row

Description

 

 

 

 

Cert Common Name

The subject, or "Common Name," to which this SSL Certificate is issued. By

 

 

default, this is the dynamic DNS name of the VC-Enet module.

 

Certificate Information

 

 

Issued by

Name of the Certificate Authority (CA) that issued this SSL Certificate. By

 

 

default, the Virtual Connect Manager generates a self-signed certificate, which

 

 

means the "Issued by" field contains the same dynamic DNS name as the

 

 

"Issued for" field. If the Domain Administrator has requested a new certificate

 

 

and it is signed by a CA, then the name of the CA is displayed.

 

 

 

 

Valid from

The date and time starting when this certificate became valid

 

Valid until

The date and time when this certificate becomes invalid

 

 

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