OpenManage Server Administrator: How to add a custom SSL certificate

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This training video covers the process of adding a custom SSL certificate to OpenManage Server Administrator.

Link to the Dell Technologies YouTube channel video:
How to add a custom SSL certificate to OpenManage Server Administrator

This training video covers the process of adding a custom SSL certificate to OpenManage Server Administrator.
 

Certificate Basics

Scope
For the scope of this document, x509 web server certificates serve two purposes.
•    Identity - Verify the endpoint and site 'entity' we are contacting is who we think it is. 
•    Privacy - Via Transport Layer Security (TLS) encryption 

Note: TLS is the successor to SSL.


 
Encodings
Certificates are offered in two types of encodings.
•    DER                  // Distinguished Encoding Representation is a Binary file. 
•    BASE64            // Base64 encoded text also known as Privacy-Enhanced Mail (PEM) is text file.
 
Certificate Containers/Format (X509, PKCS7, PKCS12)
 
•    X.509    Defines a certificate in ASN.1 data structure format typical .cer/.crt/.pem
 
•    PKCS7    Defines a container which can have nested X.509 certificates (client/ca) typical .p7b
 
•    PKCS12   Defines a container to store private keys along with accompanying X.509 certificates typical .pfx 
 
Certificate Request (CSR)
 
Install a Trusted Web Certificate for OMSA.
OMSA Web UI select Preferences -> General Settings -> X.509 Certificate and Certificate Maintenance "Generate CSR"
 
This provides us with a base64 encoded certificate request which we submit to the Certificate Authority (CA).
For Microsoft Certificate Services the Default-integrated Web Server Certificate template is used.

 

For the GoDaddy web server, the template is called IIS Server Certificate.
 
certificate signing request (CSR) 
 Microsoft Active Drirectory 
 
, the CSR is submitted the CA issues the new certificate, and you could download the certificate choosing the Encoding format.
Note: For all Dell Applications, use BASE64 format.
 
certificate  

 

Affected Products

C Series, HS Series, Modular Infrastructure, Rack Servers, Tower Servers, XE Servers, XR Servers, OpenManage Server Administrator, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 8.5, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.1 , Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.0.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 10.0.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.1.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.2.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.1, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.3.2, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.4, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Version 9.5, PowerEdge XR2, PowerEdge C4130, Poweredge C4140, PowerEdge c6300, PowerEdge c6320, PowerEdge c6320p, PowerEdge C6400, PowerEdge C6420, PowerEdge C6520, PowerEdge C6525, PowerEdge C6600, PowerEdge C6615, PowerEdge C6620, PowerEdge FC640, PowerEdge HS5610, PowerEdge HS5620, PowerEdge M640, PowerEdge M640 (for PE VRTX), PowerEdge MX5016s, PowerEdge MX7000, PowerEdge MX740C, PowerEdge MX750c, PowerEdge MX760c, PowerEdge MX840C, PowerEdge R240, PowerEdge R340, PowerEdge R440, PowerEdge R540, PowerEdge R640, PowerEdge R6415, PowerEdge R740, PowerEdge R740XD, PowerEdge R740XD2, PowerEdge R7415, PowerEdge R7425, PowerEdge R840, PowerEdge R940, PowerEdge R940xa, PowerEdge T140, PowerEdge T150, PowerEdge T160, PowerEdge T340, PowerEdge T350, PowerEdge T360, PowerEdge T40, PowerEdge T440, PowerEdge T550, PowerEdge T560, PowerEdge T640, PowerEdge XE2420, PowerEdge XE7100, PowerEdge XE7420, PowerEdge XE7440, PowerEdge XE7745, PowerEdge XE8545, PowerEdge XE8640, PowerEdge XE9640, PowerEdge XE9680, PowerEdge XR11, PowerEdge XR12, PowerEdge XR4000r, PowerEdge XR4000w, PowerEdge XR4000z, PowerEdge XR4510c, PowerEdge XR4520c, PowerEdge XR5610, PowerEdge XR7620, PowerEdge XR8000r, PowerEdge XR8610t, PowerEdge XR8620t ...
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Article Number: 000189328
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Jul 2025
Version:  7
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