Dell PowerEdge C1100 User Manual

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Using the Baseboard Management Controller

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To generate a CSR, enter a value in the field for each CSR attribute and click Generate.

NOTE:

Each new CSR overwrites any previous CSR on the firmware. For a certificate authority to accept

your CSR, the CSR in the firmware must match the certificate returned from the CA.

Table 1-24. Certification Management Page Options

Settings

Description

Generate a New Certificate

Signing Request (CSR)

Select the option and click Next to open the CSR page that enables

you to generate a CSR to send to a CA to request a secure Web

certificate.

NOTE:

Each new CSR overwrites any pervious CSR on the firmware. For

a CA to accept your CSR, the CSR in the firmware must match the

certificate returned from the CA.

Upload Server Certificate

Select the option and click Next to open the Certificate Upload page

where you can upload an existing certificate that your company has

title to, and uses to control access to the iBMC.

NOTE:

Only X509, Base 64 encoded certificates are accepted by the

iBMC. DER encoded certificates are not. Uploading a new certificate

replaces the default certificate you received with your Dell Remote

Management Controller.

View Server Certificate

Select the option and click Next to open the View Server Certificate

page where you can view the current server certificate.

Table 1-25. Certification Attributes

Attributes

Description

Common Name

The exact name being certified (usually the Web server's domain

name, for example, http://www.xyzcompany.com/). Only

alphanumeric characters, hyphens, underscores, and periods are valid.

Spaces are not valid.

Organization Name

The name associated with this organization. Only alphanumeric

characters, hyphens, underscores, periods, and spaces are valid.

Organization Unit

The name associated with an organizational unit, such as a

department. Only alphanumeric characters, hyphens, underscores,

periods, and spaces are valid.

Locality

The city or other location of the entity being certified. Only

alphanumeric characters and spaces are valid. Do not separate words

using an underscore or some other character.

State Name

The state or province where the entity that is applying for a

certification is located. Only alphanumeric characters and spaces are

valid. Do not use abbreviations.

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