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2 Distributing Digital Certificates to the Switches You can use the PKICert utility to distribute digital certificates to the switches in the fabric. The utility ensures that each digital certificate is installed on the corresponding switch. If you run the utility without any task argument, it defaults to interactive mode, in which it prompts for the required input. Note If this procedure is interrupted by a switch reboot, the certificate is not loaded and the procedure must be repeated. To load digital certificates onto one or more switches while retrieving CSRs, go to step 8 of the previous section, "Using the PKICert Utility to Obtain CSR". To load digital certificates onto one or more switches manually 1. On a PC, double-click pkicert.exe. The PKICert utility prompts for the events log file name. 2. Type a file name for the events log and press Enter; alternatively, press Enter to accept the default. The log file is automatically created in the same directory as pkicert.exe. PKI CERTIFICATE INSTALLATION UTILITY pki_v1.0.6 All events and errors will be recorded in an event/error log file. If the file already exists, new event/error information will be appended to it. Enter a log file name [or just press Enter to accept the default]. [pki_events.log] => pki_events_fabric1.log The utility prompts for the desired function. 3. Type 2 to install the certificates and press Enter. PKI CERTIFICATE INSTALLATION UTILITY pki_v1.0.6 FUNCTIONS 1) Retrieve CSRs from switches & write a CSR file 2) Install Certificates contained in a Certificate file 3) Generate a Licensed-Product/Installed-Certificates report 4) Help using PKI-Cert to get & install certificates q) Quit PKI Certificate installation utility Enter choice> 2 The utility prompts for the method of specifying fabric addresses. Secure Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Publication Number: 53-1000244-01 2-13

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Secure Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
2-13
Publication Number: 53-1000244-01
2
Distributing Digital Certificates to the Switches
You can use the PKICert utility to distribute digital certificates to the switches in the fabric. The utility
ensures that each digital certificate is installed on the corresponding switch.
If you run the utility without any task argument, it defaults to interactive mode, in which it prompts for
the required input.
To load digital certificates onto one or more switches while retrieving CSRs, go to
step 8
of the previous
section,
“Using the PKICert Utility to Obtain CSR”
.
To load digital certificates onto one or more switches manually
1.
On a PC, double-click
pkicert.exe
.
The PKICert utility prompts for the events log file name.
2.
Type a file name for the events log and press
Enter
; alternatively, press
Enter
to accept the default.
The log file is automatically created in the same directory as
pkicert.exe
.
The utility prompts for the desired function.
3.
Type
2
to install the certificates and press
Enter
.
The utility prompts for the method of specifying fabric addresses.
Note
If this procedure is interrupted by a switch reboot, the certificate is not loaded and the procedure must be
repeated.
PKI CERTIFICATE INSTALLATION UTILITY pki_v1.0.6
All events and errors will be recorded in an event/error log file.
If the file already exists, new event/error information will be
appended to it.
Enter a log file name [or just press Enter to accept the default].
[pki_events.log] =>
pki_events_fabric1.log
PKI CERTIFICATE INSTALLATION UTILITY pki_v1.0.6
FUNCTIONS
1)
Retrieve CSRs from switches & write a CSR file
2)
Install Certificates contained in a Certificate file
3)
Generate a Licensed-Product/Installed-Certificates report
4)
Help using PKI-Cert to get & install certificates
q)
Quit PKI Certificate installation utility
Enter choice>
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