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  • Welcome to vStor!
  • Introduction
  • Installation
    • Deploying Catalogic vStor on Physical Appliances
    • Deploying Catalogic vStor Virtual Appliance for VMware
    • Deploying Catalogic vStor Virtual Appliance for Microsoft Hyper-V
    • Required Ports for Catalogic vStor
    • Updating Catalogic vStor
  • Quick Start
    • Catalogic vStor for VMware
    • Catalogic vStor for Hyper-V
  • Basic Configuration
    • Initializing vStor
    • Adding Catalogic vStor Node to Catalogic DPX
      • Using vStor API Keys with Catalogic DPX
    • Configuring vStor System Settings
      • Basic System Configuration
      • Security and Network
      • Data Management and Optimization
      • System Monitoring and Maintenance
    • Configuring Network Settings of Catalogic vStor
    • Backing up Configuration Settings of Catalogic vStor
    • Restoring Configuration Settings of Catalogic vStor
  • Storage Management
    • Adding Disks
    • Managing Storage Pools
    • Managing Volumes
      • Migrating Volumes
      • Creating Volume Snapshots
      • Using vStor Autosnapshot
    • ZFS Compression and Deduplication
    • Managing Shares
    • Managing Hosts for LUN Volumes
    • Using vStor Snapshot Explorer
  • Data Protection
    • Catalogic vStor Backup and Recovery
    • Creating vStor Partnerships
      • Creating Replication Groups
      • Establishing Cross-Version Partnerships
    • Enabling Volume Encryption
    • Immutability in vStor
    • Using GuardMode Scan
  • Advanced Configuration
    • Using Multipath Storage
    • Managing Certificates
    • Adding Encryption URLs
    • Managing MinIO Buckets
    • Assigning an E-mail to a vStor Account
    • Managing vStor User Accounts
    • Using Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)
  • vStor Command Line Interface
    • Catalogic vStor Server CLI Overview
  • Best Practices
    • Hardware Configurations: Best Practices
    • Data Backup: Best Practices
    • Data Archiving: Best Practices
    • Backup Storage: Best Practices
    • Frequently Asked Questions: Best Practices
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  • Prerequisites for the custom certificates of Catalogic vStor
  • Generating a certificate example
  • Managing certificates in Catalogic vStor
  1. Advanced Configuration

Managing Certificates

Catalogic vStor supports using a default built-in certificate or importing a custom certificate, essential for scenarios like adding a MinIO bucket.

Prerequisites for the custom certificates of Catalogic vStor

  • Only one custom certificate is allowed.

  • Certificates must be valid (not expired) and have a Subject Alternative Name (SAN).

  • Password-protected certificates are not supported.

Generating a certificate example

For a vStor server (e.g., IP 10.0.0.20), you can generate a self-signed certificate using openssl command:

openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096
-keyout my-private.key
-out my-custom.crt
-days 365
-nodes
-subj "/C=US"
--addext "subjectAltName=IP:10.0.0.20"

Managing certificates in Catalogic vStor

In the vStor Management Interface on your web browser, you can see a list of available certificates in Catalogic vStor and see their expiration date, add or overwrite a custom certificate, and select a certificate to use from either the built-in certificate or custom certificate. Take the following steps to manage the certificate for Catalogic vStor:

  1. Log in to the vStor Web Interface.

  2. From the navigation menu, select System and then go to the Certificate section.

  3. Active/Inactive status indicates current usage. The Valid until means the expiration day and time of the certificate. The timestamp is in MM-DD-YYYY format and uses your browser’s time zone.

  4. To register or update a certificate, click Edit in the Certificate section, input the certificate text and private key, and Save.

Ensure that you can see the new or updated custom certificate in the certificate list.

Note. Ensure the certificate has SAN and is valid. Password-protected certificates are unsupported.

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