Configuring the Traffic Manager Virtual Appliance

This chapter describes how to configure a newly installed Traffic Manager virtual appliance. It assumes you have already performed the installation procedure described the preceding chapter applicable to your virtualization platform.

This chapter also documents further configuration tasks such as reconfiguring, uninstalling, and upgrading the virtual appliance.

Administration User Interface Authentication

Access to the administration user interface (also known as the Admin UI) is authenticated with a dedicated SSL certificate. The SHA-1 fingerprint of the SSL certificate is displayed on the virtual appliance console. The SHA-1 fingerprint is useful for the following purposes:

To verify the SSL certificate when connecting with a Web browser for the first time.

To verify the authenticity of Traffic Manager identities when joining a cluster.

When you set up a new Traffic Manager, Ivanti recommends noting the SHA-1 fingerprint. You can also display the fingerprint from the host command line using the following command: $ZEUSHOME/admin/bin/cert -f fingerprint -in $ZEUSHOME/admin/etc/admin.public