Add the public signer certificate used by the HTTP Server
that is load balancing multiple portal servers to the Dashboard
Application Services Hub WebSphere
trust store to configure TLS/SSL communication.
Before you begin
Copy the public signer certificate that was exported from
the load balancing HTTP server to the computer system where
Dashboard
Application Services Hub is installed.
Procedure
- Log into the Dashboard
Application Services Hub WebSphere® Administrative Console.
- Enter the following URL in your Internet Explorer or Firefox browser: https://hostname:16311/ibm/console.
If
your environment was configured with a port number other than the
default, enter that number instead. The default path to the server
is /ibm/console. However, this path is configurable,
and might differ from the default in your environment.
- Enter the Dashboard
Application Services Hub administrative
user ID and password then click Go.
The user
ID must be assigned the administrator and iscadmins roles.
- In the Console Settings area click on WebSphere Administrative
Console and then click the Launch WebSphere
administrative console button.
- Select Security → SSL certificate and key management.
- In the Related Items area, click the Key stores
and certificates link and in the table click the NodeDefaultTrustStore link.
- In the Additional Properties area, click the Signer
certificates link and in the page that is displayed, click Add.
- Enter a unique alias name. For example, TEPS_LOAD_BALANCE_SERVER.
- Enter the file location of the HTTP server public signer
certificate.
- Ensure the Data type selection matches
the format of the certificate that you exported from the HTTP server.
- Click OK, then Save.
Results
The certificates are now setup for communication between the
Dashboard
Application Services Hub server and
HTTP server used to load balance multiple portal servers.