Exchanging certificates between nodes in a Video Manager server farm

Each Sametime® Video Manager node in a Video Manager server farm has a unique SSL certificate that must be exchanged with each of the other Video Managers in the server farm, as well as with the Conference Managers. Exchanging certificates ensures these servers can communicate as needed.

About this task

Designate one Video Manager as the master node. This master node functions as a starting point to keep you organized as to which Video Managers have exchanged certificates. For example, select the first Video Manager node you deployed as the master node. Log in to this Video Manager's Integrated Solutions Console and point to another Video Manager node (for example, the second Video Manager you deployed) and pull the certificates from the second node to the master node. Repeat this from the master node to each Video Manager node in the farm.
After all Video Manager certificates have been copied to the Video Manager master node, repeat the process for each of the other Video Manager nodes. For example, log in to the second Video Manager you deployed and pull the Video Manager master node's certificate using the same retrieve from port operation. Next, point to the third node, and then the next, until you have completed the process for all Video Manager nodes and the Conference Manager.
Note: Complete this procedure after all Conference Managers and Video Managers have been installed.

Procedure

Complete this procedure on every Video Manager node.

  1. On the computer hosting the Sametime Video Manager that will receive certificates from the other nodes, log in to the WebSphere® Integrated Solutions Console as the WebSphere administrator.
  2. Click Security > SSL certificate and key managerment > Key stores and certificates > Node default trust store > Signer certificates.
  3. Click Retrieve from port.
  4. In the Host field, specify the fully qualified host name of the Video Manager node that you are copying the certificate from.
  5. In the Port field, specify port 8443.
  6. Click OK.

What to do next

Restart every Sametime Video Manager.