As a precaution, to make sure that you are communicating with your Management Server, check the Certificate Authority fingerprint.
The certificate dialog box that contains the fingerprint is shown when the Management Client contacts a Management Server for the first time. You can also manually view the
fingerprint.
Steps
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View the Management Server fingerprint.
- In Windows, use the shortcut icon (default: ) or run the script <installation directory>/bin/sgShowFingerPrint.bat.
- In Linux, run the script <installation directory>/bin/sgShowFingerPrint.sh.
- On the SMC Appliance, log on to the command line with your administrator credentials, then run the following
command
sudo smca-system fingerprint
On restricted shell:
smcasystem fingerprint
Note: When external certificate
management is used, the Management Server certificate fingerprint is shown on the client instead of the Certificate Authority certificate fingerprint. See Appendix F
Installing the SMC with external certificate management for more details.
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If the fingerprint matches, click
Accept.
Result
The Management Client starts.