Smarts/SSL: How do I configue the Smarts Business Dashboard/Web Console to use Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) security?

Products

• VMware

Environment

VMware Smart Assurance - SMARTS

Resolution

How do I configue the Smarts Business Dashboard/Web Console to use Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) security?

To configue the Smarts Business Dashboard/Web Console to use SSL security, do the following:

1. Configure the Jakarta Tomcat Web server (see Note statement). Most of the required SSL configuration tasks that will be done within the Tomcat Web server and not in the Smarts product. Instructions on how to configure Tomcat to use SSL are available on the Apache Jakarta Tomcat Web site (http://tomcat.apache.org). 
   
    
2. Configure the Smarts application com.smarts.layoutServlet property. This property is used to ensure that the maps layout properly in the Smarts application. The com.smarts.layoutServlet property must be configured in the dashboard.properties file (to configure the Smarts Business Dashboard) and in the webconsole.properties file (to configure the Smarts Web Console). If this property does not already exist in either of these files, you must add it and ensure that it points to the correct URL. The syntax for the com.smarts.layoutServlet property to support SSL is as follows:
   
   com.smarts.layoutServlet= https://<webserver name or IP address>:8443/tss/LayoutServer

Additional Information

Jakarta Tomcat is the default Web server shipped with the Smarts application. Therefore, the information in this solution explains what is required to configure a Tomcat Web server to support SSL. If your environment uses a different Web server, contact your Web site administrator for further assistance.