User's Manual

Management Plug-In Administration 87
Network Time Protocol (NTP) can be used to synchronize the virtual
appliance and host systems clocks to that of a NTP server. To enter NTP
server information:
1
Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Portal URL
displayed in the
Console tab. The URL uses the following format and is
case sensitive:
https://<ApplianceIPAddress>/DellAdminPortal/index.html
2 Click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT in the left pane. Click Edit for
NTP .
3 Select the Enabled check box to enable NTP. Enter the host name or IP
address for a
Preferred and Secondary NTP Server and click Apply.
4 Once the NTP server locations are saved, click Cancel to exit.
HTTPS Certificates can be used for secure communication between the
virtual appliance and the host systems. To set-up this type of secure
communication, a certificate signing request must be sent to a certificate
authority and then the resulting certificate is uploaded using the
Administration Portal. There is also a default certificate that is self-signed and
can be used for secure communication; this certificate is unique to every
installation.
To upload a certificate:
1
Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Portal URL
displayed in the
Console tab. The URL uses the following format and is
case sensitive:
https://<ApplianceIPAddress>/DellAdminPortal/index.html
2 Click APPLIANCE MANAGEMENT in the left pane. Click Upload
Certificate
for HTTPS Certificates. An upload certificates pop-up is
displayed; click
OK.
3 Click Browse to select the certificate to upload, and click Upload. The
certificate must use PEM format. Click
Cancel to cancel the upload.
To restore the default (self-signed) certificate:
1
Launch a browser window and enter the Administration Portal URL
displayed in the
Console tab. The URL uses the following format and is
case sensitive:
https://<ApplianceIPAddress>/DellAdminPortal/index.html