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IBM Tivoli Monitoring, Version 6.3 Fix Pack 2

Configure TLS/SSL communication for the Dashboard Application Services Hub server

Add the public signer certificate used by the portal server to the Dashboard Application Services Hub WebSphere trust store to configure TLS/SSL.

If you requested a new digital certificate for the portal server, wait until the certificate has been received before performing this procedure.


Procedure

  1. Log into the Dashboard Application Services Hub WebSphere Administrative Console.

    1. 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.

    2. 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.

    3. In the Console Settings area click on WebSphere Administrative Console and then click the Launch WebSphere administrative console button.

  2. Select Security → SSL certificate and key management.

  3. In the Related Items area, click the Key stores and certificates link and in the table click the NodeDefaultTrustStore link.

  4. In the Additional Properties area, click the Signer certificates link and in the page that is displayed, click Retrieve from port.

  5. Enter the hostname of the portal server.

  6. Enter port 15201.

  7. Enter an alias name, for example ITM-TEPS.

  8. Click Retrieve signer information.

  9. Click OK, then Save.


Results

The certificates are now setup for communication between the Dashboard Application Services Hub server and to the portal server and its dashboard data provider.

Return to the roadmap instructions in Prepare your dashboard environment for information on how to reconfigure the dashboard data provider connection to use HTTPS instead of HTTP.


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Configure TLS/SSL communication between Dashboard Application Services Hub and the dashboard data provider

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