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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide, Release 3.x
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Chapter 24 Troubleshooting Digital Certificates
Digital Certificate Issues
Cannot Export Identity Certificate in PKCS#12 Format
Symptom
Cannot export identity certificate in PKCS#12 format.
Certificate Fails at Peer
Symptom
Certificate fails at peer.
Configuring Certificates on the MDS Switch Using Fabric Manager
To configure certificates on an MDS switch using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1
Choose
Switches
and set the LogicalName field to configure the switch host name.
Step 2
Choose
Switches > Interfaces > Management > DNS
and set the DefaultDomainName field to
configure the DNS domain name for the switch.
Step 3
Follow these steps to create an RSA key pair for the switch:
a.
Choose
Switches > Security > PKI
and select the
RSA
Key-Pair
tab.
b.
Click
Create Row
and set the name and size field.
c.
Check the
Exportable
check box and click
Create
.
Table 24-3
Cannot Export Identity Certificate in PKCS#12 Format
Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
Cannot export
identity certificate in
PKCS#12 format.
RSA keys not exportable.
Create exportable RSA keys.
Choose Switches > Security
> PKI
in Fabric Manager
and click
Create Row
. Check the
Exportable
check box and create an RSA key pair.
Or use the
crypto key generate rsa
exportable
CLI
command.
Table 24-4
Certificate Fails at Peer
Symptom
Possible Cause
Solution
Certificate fails at
peer.
FQDN changed after certificate was
issued.
Revoke certificate and re-create. See the
“Configuring
Certificates on the MDS Switch Using Fabric Manager”
section on page 24-5
or the
“Configuring Certificates on
the MDS Switch Using the CLI” section on page 24-7
.
Local and remote clocks are not
synchronized.
If the clocks are not synchronized, the certificate may
appear to be expired. Validate the clocks on the local and
peer device.
Peer does not recognize CA issuing the
certificate.
Create a certificate for the CAs known to the peer device.
See the
“Configuring Certificates on the MDS Switch
Using Fabric Manager” section on page 24-5
or the
“Configuring Certificates on the MDS Switch Using the
CLI” section on page 24-7
.