Using a certificate from a certificate authority

To use a certificate that is signed by a certificate authority (CA), you must complete multiple steps.

About this task

The following procedures use the standard key and certificate management tool called keytool.

On Linux® operating systems, it is located in the /opt/tivoli/tsm/tdpvmware/common/jre/jre/bin/ directory.

On Microsoft Windows operating systems, it is located in the C:\Program Files\Common Files\Tivoli\TSM\jvm80516\jre directory.

You might need to specify the full path when running keytool from the command line.

Procedure

  1. Obtain access to the keystore.
  2. Create a certificate signing request (CSR).
  3. Send the certificate signing request to the certificate authority for signing.
  4. Receive the signed certificate into the Data Protection for VMware vSphere GUI.