Netscape NETSCAPE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 4.5, Installation And Setup Manual

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Cloning a Certificate Manager
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During the cloning process, the master Certificate Manager’s SSL server
certificate is automatically copied to the certificate database of the clone
Certificate Manager. The clone Certificate Manager uses this certificate for
SSL-client-authenticated communication with the master Certificate
Manager. Don’t be alarmed when you see the certificate in clone Certificate
Managers’ certificate databases. Also, be sure not to remove them from the
master and clone Certificate Managers’ databases.
If you want to note the details such as the serial numbers and ports used by the
clone CAs, use the section “Cloned Certificate Manager Configuration” in
Chapter 5, “Installation Worksheet.”
Step 2. Create Instances for Clone CAs
Depending on how many clone CAs you want to deploy, follow the appropriate
instructions in this step to create that many CMS instances.
Depending on your master Certificate Manager’s installation, there are three
possible scenarios to install a clone Certificate Manager:
• Installing Clone CA in Master CA’s Server Group—In this case, you install the
clone Certificate Manager in the same server group in which the master
Certificate Manager is installed.
• Installing Clone CA in a Different Server Group—In this case, you install the
clone Certificate Manager on the same host on which the master Certificate
Manager is installed, but in a different server group.
• Installing Clone CA on a Separate Host—In this case, you install the clone
Certificate Manager on a different host than the one on which the master
Certificate Manager is installed.
Installing Clone CA in Master CA’s Server Group
If you want to install your clone Certificate Manager in the same server group as
that of the Certificate Manager:
1.
Log in to Netscape Console of the master Certificate Manager (see “Logging In
to Netscape Console” on page 336).
2.
In the navigation tree at the left, expand the icon for your computer, then select
the server group that contains the CMS instance you want to use as your
master.