Generate Manually a Key Pair and Certificate Signing Request for vSphere Data Protection in Region A

Generate the files that are required to obtain a CA-signed certificate for vSphere Data Protection.

1. Enable SSH Root User Access on the vSphere Data Protection Appliance in Region A Enable the login to the vSphere Data Protection appliance in Region A over Secure SHell (SSH) as the root user. You connect to the appliance over SSH to install custom certificates and to perform troubleshooting operations.
2. Generate Manually the Key Pair and Certificate Signing Request for vSphere Data Protection in Region A Generate the certificate signing request (CSR) for vSphere Data Protection in Region A that you can use to generate manually a certificate signed by the Microsoft CA on the dc01sfo.sfo01.rainpole.local AD server in Region A.

Parent topic: Generate Manually Key Pairs and Certificate Signing Requests for the Management Components in Region A