Troubleshooting
Problem
This document goes through the steps needed to import a renewed certificate signed by an Internet CA without a CSR.
Resolving The Problem
NOTE: For instruction on how to accomplish this task using the updated Digital Certificate Manager for i interface ('http://systemName:2001/dcm' or 'https://systemName:2010/dcm'), see the following documentation:
When attempting to use the Manage Certificates > Import Certificate function and specifying *SYSTEM along with Server or client, it is failing with a message about a missing CSR, which was not generated for this renewal.
To resolve the problem, do the following:
To resolve the problem, do the following:
| 1. | Using your browser, sign on the ADMIN instance to get to the TASKS page. |
| 2. | Click on Digital Certificate Manager. (DCM) |
| 3. | Click on Select a Certificate Store. |
| 4. | Select *SYSTEM. |
| 5. | Type the password. |
| 6. | Click the triangle next to FastPath. |
| 7. | Click on Work with Server and Client Certificates. |
| 8. | Click the bullet next to the certificate that is soon to expire. |
| 9. | Click the Renew button. |
| 10. | Click the bullet next to Verisign, and click Continue. |
| 11. | Click the bullet next to No - Import the renewed signed certificate from an existing file, and click Continue. Note: DCM requires that any automatic certificate renewal be issued by the same CA certificate that issued the original server certificate. |
| 12. | Type the full Integrated File System /path/filename.extension of your renewal, and click Continue. |
| 13. | This will result in a new server certificate. Assign it to applications, and cycle the applications. You will be up and running with the new certificate. |
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