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Activate SSL on the Secondary Failover System

After migrating the Apache SSL configuration to the secondary system, enable SSL.

To activate SSL on the secondary machine (Windows)

1. Open a command prompt window on the secondary machine.
2. Navigate to the federation_mgr_home/secure-proxy/httpd/bin folder.
3. Execute the following command:

   configssl.bat -enable

4. Stop and restart the Federation Manager services using the following shortcuts:

   If you logged in as a network user and not a local administrator, right-click the shortcut and select Run as administrator.

   • Start, All Programs, CA, FederationManager, Stop services
   • Start, All Programs, CA, FederationManager, Start services

To activate SSL on the secondary machine (UNIX)

1. Navigate to the federation_mgr_home.
2. Shut down Federation Manager services by executing the command:

   ./fedmanager.sh stop

3. Restart Federation Manager services in SSL-enabled mode by executing the command:

   ./fedmanager.sh startssl

4. When prompted, enter the Federation Manager UI password to enable startup of the Apache web server in SSL mode.