(Optional) Accessing the eSight Client Through the Domain Name

Prerequisites

• The mapping between the IP address and domain name of eSight has been configured on the DNS server.
• You have obtained the domain name certificate, issuer public key, and password. For how to obtain the domain name certificate, see "Security Maintenance > Security Certificates > Deploying a Security Certificate" in the Maintenance Guide.
• You have obtained the IP address of the DNS server.
• You have stopped the eSight service. For details, see Stopping eSight.

Procedure

For a local HA system, you need to perform the operations only on the active server. For a remote HA system, you need to perform the operations on both the active and standby servers.

1. Import the domain name certificate using a certificate tool on the eSight server.
   1. Log in to the eSight server as the ossuser user.
   2. Start the certificate tool.

      cd eSight installation directory/mttools/tools

      ./catool.sh

   3. In the Certificate Tool dialog box, select Import CA Certificate and click Next.
   4. Set related parameters of the certificate and click Apply.

      Parameter	Description
      Certificate	Domain name certificate.
      Certificate Password	Domain name certificate password.
      Issuer Public Key	Issuer public key corresponding to the domain name certificate.

   5. Restart eSight. For details, see Starting eSight.

2. Configure the DNS server on the local PC.
   1. Open Network and Sharing Center.
   2. Click Local Area Connection.
   3. In the Local Area Connection Status area, click Properties.
   4. Double-click Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4).

   5. On the Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4) page, select Use the following DNS server address and set Preferred DNS server to the IP address of the DNS server.

   6. Click OK.

3. Use the domain name to access the eSight client.

   In the address box of the browser, enter https://eSight server domain name:31943 and press Enter.