Part 2 - Configuring an Enterprise Root Certificate Authority


Active Directory Certificate Authority Certificates Microsoft

Published on 22 March 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 180. Reading Time: 1 mins.

This is Part 2 of a series of posts on how to configure VMware vSphere 6.x to use Certificates from Microsoft Windows Server Certificate Services.

The following assumes you have completed the steps within the series:

Instructions

Click Configure Active Directory Certificate Services to run the AD CS Configuration Post-deployment configuration wizard.

part2config1.png

If required, click Change to choose a different account with the appropriate administration rights (i.e. Enterprise Admins) and click Next.

part2config2.png

Check the Certification Authority and Certification Authority Web Enrollment checkboxes and click Next.

part2config3.png

Ensure the Enterprise CA option is selected and click Next.

part2config4.png

Ensure the Root CA option is selected and click Next.

part2config5.png

Ensure the Create a new private key option is selected and click Next.

part2config6.png

Click Next.

part2config7.png

Click Next.

part2config8.png

Click Next.

part2config9.png

Click Next.

part2config10.png

Click Configure.

part2config11.png

Click Close

part2config12.png

Check the Web Enrollment is working by browsing to http://localhost/certsrv/

part2config13.png

Next Steps

Now we have configured the Enterprise Root Certificate Authority, let us move on to Part 3A - Creating the Microsoft CA Template for SSL certificates in vSphere 6.0

Published on 22 March 2016 by Christopher Lewis. Words: 180. Reading Time: 1 mins.