iDRAC: How to Generate and Install an SSL Cert Using FQDN and CA

Summary: This article describes the steps to generate the self-signed certificate and upload to iDRAC.

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Symptoms

The system reports the following error:

RAC0622: An invalid certificate file is uploaded Make sure the CA certificate and provide key are correct and retry the operation. Certificate validated using the OpenSSL tools. 

Cause

N/A

Resolution

  1. Enable and register the iDRAC IP into the Domain Name Service (DNS) server
  2. Use the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) created at DNS to enter at Common Name (CN) fields and generate the Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and use Certificate Authority (CA) to sign it then upload to iDRAC.
  3. Browse to the iDRAC portal by it is FQDN.

Affected Products

iDRAC9 - 3.3x Series, iDRAC9 - 3.4x Series, iDRAC9 - 4.xx Series, iDRAC9 - 5.xx Series, iDRAC9 - 6.xx Series, iDRAC9 - 7.xx Series
Article Properties
Article Number: 000216023
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2025
Version:  4
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