Communicating with, Hicommand device manager over ssl – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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c. On the EFCM server, stop and restart the EFCM services. On Windows, use the McDATA

EFCM Manager options in the Start > Programs menu. Repeat Step 1 through 3. If the

connection is still down, proceed to Step d.

d. Reboot the EFCM server. Repeat Step 1 through 3. If the connection is still down, proceed to

Step e.

e. Stop and restart the service for the management server. Repeat Step 1 through 3. If the

connection is still down, proceed to Step f.

f. Reboot the management server. Repeat Step 1 through 3. If the connection is still down,

proceed to Step g.

g. If none of the above steps have restored the connection, refer to the support matrix to

determine if the EFCM and switch versions are all supported. Contact technical support for

further information.

Communicating with HiCommand Device Manager Over SSL

By default the management server communicates with HiCommand Device Manager through a

nonsecure connection. You can configure the management server so that it communicates with

HiCommand Device Manager over a secure socket layer (SSL) connection by doing one of the

following:

Use HTTPS in the discovery address

- Prepend https:// to the discovery address to force the

connection to HTTPS mode, for example, https://192.168.1.1, where 192.168.1.1 is the IP

address of the host running HiCommand Device Manager. Use this option if you have one

HiCommand Device Manager you want to communicate through a secure connection (SSL) and

another you want to communicate through a nonsecure connection.

Modify an internal property

- Change the value of the

cimom.provider.hds.useSecureConnection to true, as described in the steps in this

section. Use this option if you want all connections to HiCommand Device Manager to be secure

(SSL).

To set all connections with HiCommand Device Manager to SSL:

1.

Click Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health. Then, click Advanced in

the Disk Space tree.

2.

Click Show Default Properties at the bottom of the page.

3.

Copy the cimom.provider.hds.useSecureConnection property. How you copy the text

depends on your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator,

select the text and then right-click the selected text. Then, select Copy.

4.

Return to the Advanced page (Options > Storage Essentials > Manage Product Health.

Then, click Advanced in the Disk Space tree).

5.

Paste the copied text into the Custom Properties field. How you paste the text depends on

your Web browser. If you are using Microsoft Explorer or Netscape Navigator, right-click the

field and select Paste.

6.

Make your changes in the Custom Properties field. Make sure the property is not commented

out by removing the hash (#) symbol in front of the property.

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