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Certificate verification errors on IPV6 addresses - IBM Flex System

Troubleshooting


Problem

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates for the affected machine types do not contain square brackets for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses. When accessing the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) web interface on these machines, the browsermight present an "Invalid certificate" dialog box.

Resolving The Problem

Source

RETAIN tip: H205833

Symptom

Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificates for the affected machine types do not contain square brackets for Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) addresses. When accessing the Integrated Management Module II (IMM2) web interface on these machines, the browser might present an "Invalid certificate" dialog box.

Affected configurations

The system may be any of the following IBM servers:

  • Flex System Manager Node, type 8731, any model
  • Flex System Manager Node, type 8734, any model
  • Flex System x220 Compute Node, type 2585, any model
  • Flex System x220 Compute Node, type 7864, any model
  • Flex System x220 Compute Node, type 7906, any model
  • Flex System x240 Compute Node, type 8737, any model

This tip is not software specific.

This tip is not option specific.

The following system firmware level(s) are affected:

  • IMM 1aoo28q, version 1.34

Solution

This behavior will be corrected in a future release of IMM2 firmware.

The target date for this release is scheduled for second quarter 2012.

The file is or will be available by selecting the appropriate Product Group, type of System, Product name, Product machine type, and Operating system on IBM Support's Fix Central web page, at the following URL:

Workaround

Accept the security exception as presented by the web browser. The IMM2 web interface will work normally.

Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

PureFlex System and Flex System:Operating system independent / None

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 May 2022

UID

ibm1MIGR-5090548

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