IBM XIV User Manual

Chapter 16. PKI configuration
The following sections describe the XIV Command Line Interface (XCLI) for PKI
configuration.
The sections are listed as follows:
v pki_list(Listing PKI items)
v pki_generate_csr(Generate Certificate Signing Request)
v pki_generate_private_key_and_csr(Generate a Private Key and CSR)
v pki_remove(Delete a PKI Content)
v pki_rename(Change PKI Symbolic Name)
v pki_set_pem(Import Signed Certificate In PEM format)
v pki_set_pkcs12(Import PKCS#12 Certificate)
v pki_show_certificate(Show Signed Certificate Details)
v pki_update(Update PKI Certificate or Services)
Listing PKI Items
Listing PKI items
pki_list
XIV allows you to install certificates generated by your own Certificate Authority
(CA) for the different services that use digital certificates (SSL authentication,
IPSec, etc). When you install a certificate in XIV, it is associated with a name that
you provide which is used for managing it.
Certificates can be installed in one of two ways, depending on your site PKI
policy:
v XIV generated - this method does not expose the XIV private key
– XIV generates a public-private keypair
– XIV exports the public key in a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) file using
pki_generate_private_key_and_csr
– The CA signs this file, returning a .PEM file that is then imported into the
XIV using pki_set_pem
v The CA generates both the key pair and associated certificate. Both are provided
in a password-protected PKCS#12 file.
– This file is imported into the XIV using pki_set_pkcs12.
XIV generated - this method does not expose the XIV private key XIV generates a
public-private keypair XIV exports the public key in a Certificate Signing Request
(CSR) file using pki_generate_private_key_and_csr The CA signs this file, returning
a .PEM file that is then imported into the XIV using pki_set_pem CA generated
The CA generates both the key pair and associated certificate. Both are provided in
a password-protected PKCS#12 file. This file is imported into the XIV using
pki_set_pkcs12.
The pki_list command lists the following information:
v Name
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IBM XIV Specifications

General

Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Drive Type	SATA
Redundancy	Fully redundant components
Connectivity	Fibre Channel, iSCSI
Form Factor	Rack-mounted
Cache	Distributed cache across modules
Data Protection	Snapshots, remote mirroring
Performance	High throughput and low latency
Scalability	Modular, scale-out architecture
Cooling	Redundant cooling
Architecture	Grid-based, distributed architecture