Generate SMC server certificates

If necessary, you can manually certify an SMC server or generate an SMC server certificate.

To manually certify a server, run one of the following scripts from the <installation directory>/bin/ directory in a console window.
Server type Windows script Linux script
Log Server sgCertifyLogSrv.bat sgCertifyLogSrv.sh
Web Portal Server sgCertifyWebPortalServer.bat sgCertifyWebPortalServer.sh

To generate a server certificate, follow these steps:

Steps

  1. Enter the user name and password for the account you created during the Management Server installation.
    You can also use other accounts that have unrestricted permissions.
  2. Click Accept to accept the certificate fingerprint of the Management Server’s Certificate Authority.
    As a precaution, you can make sure that the communication really is with your Management Server.
  3. In the Server Selection dialog box, identify the component that you want to certify.
    • If the server element that represents the component is listed, select it.
    • If recommended follows the name of a server element, the component ID of the server element matches the ID of the component that you are certifying. We recommend that you select that server element.
      CAUTION:
      Selecting a server element that is not the recommended server element might cause serious problems. For example, the server’s log data or the monitoring status of the server might be displayed incorrectly.
    • If the correct server element is not listed, select Create a New Log Server or Create a New Web Portal Server, then enter a name for the server.
  4. Click OK.