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NetApp SMI-S Provider is unable to generate self-signed certificate for cimserver, 'openssl.cnf is missing'

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Applies to

  • NetApp SMI-S Provider
  • Microsoft Windows Server
  • OpenSSL
  • Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
  • Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)

Issue

When attempting to generate a self-signed certificate for cimserver the OpenSSL command below errors out with a complaint, missing the openssl.cnf file.

openssl req -new -key cimom.key -out cimom.csr

 

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