How to Configure Certificates on the ACS Forwarder in Operations Manager 2007
Applies To: Operations Manager 2007 R2, Operations Manager 2007 SP1
After certificates have been installed between the agent and the management server and ACS has been deployed, perform the following procedures on the computers hosting the ACS Forwarder as part of the steps necessary to configure ACS to use certificates.
To export the certificate
On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then click Run.
In the Run dialog box, type mmc, and then click OK.
On the File menu, click Add/Remove Snap-in.
In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click Add.
In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click Certificates, and then click Add.
In the Certificates snap-in dialog box, select Computer account, and then click Next.
In the Select Computer dialog box, select Local computer (the computer this console is running on), and then click Finish.
In the Add Standalone Snap-in dialog box, click Close.
In the Add/Remove Snap-in dialog box, click OK.
In the Console Root\Certificates (Local Computer) pane, expand Certificates (Local Computer), expand Personal, and then click Certificates.
In the results pane, right-click the certificate you are using for Operations Manager, point to All Tasks, and then click Export.
In the Certificate Export Wizard, on the Welcome page, click Next.
On the Export Private Key page, select No, do note export the private key, and then click Next.
On the Export File Format page, select DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER), and then click Next.
On the File to Export page, click Browse.
On the Save As page, select a folder and file name for the certificate, ensure that the Save as type is set to DER Encoded Binary X.509 (*.cer), and then click Save.
Note
You will need to copy this certificate to the computer hosting the ACS Collector, so choose a location that the ACS Collector can read from, or consider saving the certificate to a disk, USB flash drive, or network share. In addition, it is recommended that you include the computer name in the file name if you are exporting certificates from more than one computer.
On the File to Export page, ensure that the path and file name are correct, click Next, and then click Finish.
To run the adtagent command
On the Windows desktop, click Start, and then click Run.
In the Run dialog box, type cmd, and then click OK.
At the command prompt, type <drive_letter>: (where <drive_letter> is the drive where the Operating System is installed), and then press ENTER.
Type cd %systemroot% and then press ENTER.
Type cd system32 and then press ENTER.
Type adtagent -c and then press ENTER.
You will see a numbered list of certificates. Find the certificate used for Operations Manager, type the number in the list (should be 1), and then press ENTER.
Type exit to close the command window.
See Also
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How to Configure Certificates on the ACS Collector in Operations Manager 2007