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SnapCenter Software 6.0

Enable SSL communication on Linux host

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You can enable two-way SSL communication to secure the mutual communication between SnapCenter Server on Linux host and the plug-ins using PowerShell commands.

Step

  1. Perform the following to enable one-way SSL communication.

    1. Log into SnapCenter GUI.

    2. Click Settings > Global Settings and select Enable certificate validation on SnapCenter Server.

    3. Click Hosts > Managed Hosts and select the plug-in host for which you want to enable one-way SSL.

    4. Click more icon icon, and then click Enable certificate validation.

  2. Enable two-way SSL communication from the SnapCenter Server Linux host.

    • Open-SmConnection

    • Set-SmConfigSettings -Agent -configSettings @{"EnableTwoWaySSL"="true"} -HostName <Plugin Host Name>

    • Set-SmConfigSettings -Agent -configSettings @{"EnableTwoWaySSL"="true"} -HostName localhost

    • Set-SmConfigSettings -Server -configSettings @{"EnableTwoWaySSL"="true"}