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Manage certificates in BlueXP

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Management Interface certificates approved by the user are required for secure connection between BlueXP and StorageGRID. Since certificates can expire, you occasionally might need to view the status or update a certificate.

View the management inferface certificate status

Steps
  1. From the navigation menu, select Storage > Canvas.

  2. On the Canvas page, select the StorageGRID working environment.

  3. From the standard view, check the status of the user approved certificate at the bottom of the Information pane on the right side of the page.

    Note The certificate status is refreshed once every 24 hours.

    A screenshot of the of the Information pane in the working environment.

Update the management interface certificate

If the status of your management interface certificate is not valid or you receive a notification that your certificate has expired, you will need to update it so BlueXP can connect to StorageGRID.

Steps
  1. Go to your on-premises Grid Manager in StorageGRID and follow the instructions for Installing a management interface certificate on StorageGRID.

  2. In the Blue XP navigation menu, select Storage > Canvas.

  3. On the Canvas page, select the StorageGRID working environment.

  4. Select the more options icon (circle with three vertical dots).

    A screenshot of the of the update menu.

  5. Select Update certificate.

    Note You can also update the certificate using the more options icon (the icon with three vertical dots) in the Standard view.

    A screenshot that shows the Approve Certificate screen that appears during discovery of a StorageGRID system

  6. On the Approve certificate page, select Approve Certificate to use the updated certificate.