Update: iLO2 - Error installing SSL Certificate

[Remediator]

HP ProLiant DL380 G5, iLO 2 firmware version 2.09, iLO DNS name changed so new SSL certificate should be installed to reflect changes. Certification authority is Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise. New template created from WebServer to allow 1024-bit key length (called "iLOWebServer") and allowed to issue certs from this template with manual approval.

Logging in to iLO, generating cert request, copy/pasting it to text file "put_ilo_request_in_here.req", requesting cert using following command:

certreq -submit -attrib "CertificateTemplate:iLOWebServer\nSAN:DNS=ilo-srv1.mydomain.local" C:\Users\admmm\Desktop\put_ilo_request_in_here.req

Then approving request to CA manually through CA MMC snap-in.

Then retrieving cert using command:

certreq -retrieve 366 C:\Users\admmm\Desktop\not_needed.cer C:\Users\admmm\Desktop\open_me_with_notepad.p7b

Copying contents of "open_me_with_notepad.p7b" to clipboard, then pressing "Next Step" in iLO, inserting from clipboard and pressing "Import Certificate". Answer is:

Request Error

HTTP/1.1 412 Request Entity Too Large 

Used Firefox 12, IE 9, Chrome. Same result everywhere.

Any help?

[Remediator]

Tried to import certificate using

"C:\Program Files (x86)\HP Lights-Out Configuration Utility\cpqlocfg.exe" -s ilo-srv1.mydomain.local -l ilolog.txt -f C:\Users\admmm\Import_Cert.xml -v

Of course xml file was modified to include certificate text. Got this:

HP Lights-Out Configuration Utility- CPQLOCFG v. 4.00 dated 04/04/2012
(c) Hewlett-Packard Company, 2012

Server is ilo-s19.krost.local

CHECKING XML SYNTAX...
<s> START_OPEN_TAG
<s> RIBCL
<s> VERSION
<s> EQUALS
<s> 2.0
<s> END_TAG
<s> START_OPEN_TAG
<s> LOGIN
<s> USER_LOGIN
<s> EQUALS
<s> Administrator
<s> PASSWORD
<s> EQUALS
<s> XJKBE2MY
<s> END_TAG
<s> START_OPEN_TAG
<s> RIB_INFO
<s> MODE
<s> EQUALS

<s> write
<s> END_TAG
<s> START_OPEN_TAG
<s> IMPORT_CERTIFICATE
<s> END_TAG

and here program died with this explanation:

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: cpqlocfg.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4f7cdf18
Fault Module Name: cpqlocfg.exe
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 4f7cdf18
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0005ec92
OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.274.10
Locale ID: 1049
Additional Information 1: 0a9e
Additional Information 2: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789
Additional Information 3: 0a9e
Additional Information 4: 0a9e372d3b4ad19135b953a78882e789

[Oscar A. Perez]

How big is your cert?

iLO2 can only accept Certs that are up to 3072 bytes long in Base64 format.