If you do not install a security certificate when ServerView RAID Manager is installed, you can do so the first time you start it. Proceed as follows to do this depending on your browser and client.
Note: The list of supported ciphers and options of the OpenSSL library used by the ServerView RAID manager can be customized. This can be achieved by setting options in the amDPatch.ini file. One has to set the value of "ClientSecurity" to 4 and adjust two following options:
Format of the SSLSecurityCiphers and the SSLSecurityOptions is the same as used by the OpenSL's SSL_CTX_set_options and SSL_CTX_set_cipher_list library functions. The list of available ciphers and options can be obtained from OpenSSL's documentation (http://www.openssl.org/). Syntactic correctness of the options is not verified before usage, therefore customers ae requested to modify thesevalues with caution.
Open your browser and enter the server name (FQDN) of the system followed by TCP port number 3173 into the address bar (e.g. https://<FQDN>:3173). Confirm your input using the CR key to get access to the desired system.
Open the browser Tools > Internet Options and select the Trusted sites zone on the Security tab. Click the Sites button, confirm the URL matches, and click Add then Close. Close the Internet Options dialog with OK. Afterwards refresh the current page.
If the browser issues the message There is a problem with this website's security certificate, click Continue to this website (not recommended).
Now a Security Warning dialog will be displayed. Confirm that the URL matches your server name, and click Continue.
The Java Runtime Environment requests you to accept the ServerView RAID Manager applet – either once for the current session or, by enabling the Do not show this again for apps from publisher and location above option beforehand, also for subsequent sessions.
Confirm by clicking on Run. In doing so you agree to an encrypted exchange of data and you are then shown the login screen.
In addition to the address bar of your browser, you will see Certificate Error. Click on this and then on View Certificates.
In the next window, Certificate, click on Install Certificate.
In the window then displayed, Certificate Import Wizard, click on Next.
The content of the Certificate Import Wizard window changes. Choose the Place all certificates in the following store setting and then click Browse.
The appearing Select Certificate Store window will ask you where to save the certificate. Select the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store and click OK.
Then you return to the Certificate Import Wizard window from step 9. Click on Next.
The content of the Certificate Import Wizard window is changed again. Click on Finish.
A Security Warning window is displayed. Confirm this by clicking on Yes.
In the next window of the Certificate Import Wizard which is displayed click on OK, then dismiss the Certificate window with OK.
After you have executed the steps described, close all instances of Internet Explorer, and restart your browser as described above under step 1.
Click the I understand the risks link on the warning page that opens in Firefox when you come to this currently untrusted connection for the first time.
Click the Add Exception button to open the Add Security Exception dialog.
On the Add Security Exception window, click on View, then select the Details tab to inspect the certificate and check the issuer.
Click on Export, then on the Save button. After saving the certificate to a file click on Close.
Now you can close the Add Security Exception window by clicking on Cancel.
On the upper left hand side of the Firefox browser window click on the orange tab to open the Options > Options menu.
Go to Advanced > Certificates tab, then click on the View Certificates button to view stored certificates.
Click the Servers tab, then the Import button.
Select the certificate file saved in step 5 and click on Open.
Select the imported certificate, then click on Edit Trust, followed by selecting Trust the authenticity of this certificate radio button.
Click on Edit CA Trust to select at least the This certificate can identify websites option setting. Afterwards close this dialog by clicking OK.
Close the Certificate Manager and then the Options dialog by OK, followed by closing all browser instances.
Open Java Control Panel and select the Enable Java content in the browser on the Security tab.
Click the Manage Certificates button to get to the Certificates dialog.
Select the Secure Site certificate type in the top of the dialog, then click Import on the User tab.
Select the certificate file saved in step 5 and click on Open again.
Then click on Close, followed by OK to close all Java Control Panel dialogs.
Finally restart your browser as described above under step 1 and confirm the Java Runtime Environment requests as described above under step 5 of Internet Explorer 10.
Click on the security padlock icon in the address bar of Chrome, then on the Connection tab. Here, you will find a Certificate information link. Click on it.
In the next window, Certificate, click on the Details tab, then on the Copy to File button.
Now the Certificate Export Wizard will be opened, click Next to get to the Export File Format screen.
Choose the DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER) format and click Next.
Click Browse, give the certificate file a descriptive name, and then Save it to your computer.
Click Next and Finish to proceed with the certificate export.
In the next window of the Certificate Export Wizard which is displayed click on OK, then dismiss the Certificate window with OK.
Open Chrome Settings, scroll to the bottom, and click the Show advanced settings link.
Under the HTTPS/SSL section, click Manage certificates.
In the following window click the Import button on the Trusted Root Certification Authorities tab.
In the window then displayed, Certificate Import Wizard, click on Next.
Click Browse and select the certificate file saved in the steps before, click Open, then click Next.
The content of the Certificate Import Wizard window changes and Place all certificates in the following store with Trusted Root Certification Authorities should be automatically selected, if not, follow step 9 and 10 of Internet Explorer 10 description.
Then execute the steps 11-14 as described above under Internet Explorer 10, followed by closing all Chrome instances.
Finally open Java Control Panel and follow the steps 14-19 as described above under Firefox 25.
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Chrome no longer supports NPAPI (technology required for Java applets). The Java plug-in for web browsers relies on the cross platform plugin architecture NPAPI, which has been supported by all major web browsers for over a decade. Google's Chrome version 45 (September 2015) drops support for NPAPI. |
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If only a red X can be seen at the top left-hand corner of the screen when ServerView RAID Manager is started, this means that installation of the security certificate took too long. In this case close the browser window and restart ServerView RAID Manager. |