Nexus CA

Prerequisites

The following are the prerequisites for configuring a Nexus CA account in AppViewX:

  • A Nexus Account with Administrator role Access.

  • Before discovery or enrollment, the customer must upload the CA certificates manually.

  • The AppViewX server should either have internet access or have a proxy configured in AppViewX general settings. Check Proxy Setup for the steps to configure the proxy.

Configuring Nexus CA

To configure the Nexus CA:

  1. Go to menu > KUBE+ > CLUSTER PKI > Certificate Authority.
  2. Click the +Add icon on the top right of the page.
  3. Select the Nexus in the left side vendor list.
  4. Update the following details in the General Information section as described in the table.
    Table 1. General Information - Field and Description Table
    Name Description
    *CA Account name A unique name to identify the CA setting.

    No special characters other than ‘.’, ‘-’,’_’ are allowed. The name should not start with special characters.
    *Purpose/Usage Certificate Type for which CLM actions will be enabled. For example, server and clients
    Proxy Required Enable this field if the CA communication needs to happen via Proxy. The proxy details configured in general settings will be used for communication.
    Data Center (AppViewX's CA agent) Select the data center through which the CA communication needs to happen.
    *: Mandatory fields
  5. Update the following details in the CA Configuration section as described in the table.
    Table 2. CA Configuration Section - Field and Description Table
    Options Description
    *SSL URL Base URL of the SSL API
    *User Name Provide a username of the GCC to communicate with the CA.
    *Password Provide a password for the GCC to communicate with the CA.
    *: Mandatory fields
  6. Select Fetch Procedures.
    Note: The procedures available in the Nexus CA account will be fetched and listed for the specific user.
  7. To map the fetched procedures, click on one or many and click the Actions dropdown:
    1. CASE 1 - If the user selects Server only in Purpose and Usage, then the fetched procedure by default will be of server/client both. The Action dropdown will only have - Map as Server. and MAP as Default
    2. CASE 2 - If the user selects Client only in Purpose and Usage, then the fetched procedure by default will be of server/client both. The Action dropdown will only have - Map as Client. and MAP as Default
    3. CASE 3 - If the user selects Server and Client both in Purpose and Usage, then the fetched procedure by default will be of server/client both. The Action dropdown will have both the actions Map as Client , Map as Server, and MAP as Default
  8. Click Save.

Validating Nexus

Once the Nexus settings are added, the validation must be done to check whether the connection between AppViewX and Nexus is configured properly.

  1. Go to menu > KUBE+ > CLUSTER PKI > Certificate Authority
  2. Select the Nexus in the left side vendor list
    The newly created and older settings are displayed in the grid.
  3. Click Check to validate the CA setting that is created.
  4. The CA communication will be validated and the Connection Status will be shown as either Success or Failure.