HP OneView SSL certificate replacement

HP OneView Certificate Replacement

In my previous post we configured HP OneView to manage HP c7000 enclosure. Today I will show you how to replace self signed certificate with one from trusted Certificate Authority.

  1. Login to your appliance and in main menu click **Settings.

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  2. In Actions menu click Create certificate signing request.

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  3. In Certificate Signing Request section fill necessary field - Country, State or province, City. Common name will be taken from appliance settings. Fill only fields which are relevant and used by your Certificate Authority.

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  4. Once you fill all fields click OK and you will see base64 encoded certificate request.

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  5. Go through certificate approval process and once it is done you can upload signed certificate to your appliance.
  6. In Actions menu click Import Certificate.

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  7. Paste base64 encoded certificate into field and click OK.

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  8. Wait for certificate import.

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  9. Once it is imported click in main Setting menu Certificate.

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  10. You will see in your browser that certificate is valid (trusted) and you can view details of you certificate.

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This concludes how to install signed SSL Certificate in HP OneView.