Adding Application Connectors for Cloud Connectors

  1. Enter the General Information for the connector.
    Field Description
    *Category From the dropdown list, select Internal.
    *Vendor From the dropdown list, select Cloud Connector.
    *Connector Name Enter a name for this connector, to be able to identify it later.

    AppViewX recommends naming connectors according to use cases so they are easily distinguishable.

    Description Enter any additional details you want to record for this connector.
    Based on the information populated here, the SSL profiles section is populated with the list of available devices for the specified vendor that are already onboarded in AppViewX.
    Note: Profile naming convention for CC: tenantId:@datacenter:@agentId
  2. To select the device(s) to which the certificate will be pushed, under SSL profiles, from the list of Available Devices, click .
    The Selected devices list is updated automatically.
  3. Enter the Certificate Details.
    Table 1. Field descriptions for the Certificate Details
    Field Description
    *Certificate Type On selecting Vendor = Cloud Connector, PEM is automatically chosen as the certificate type.
    Push Root and Immediate Certificates By default, this checkbox is enabled. You can disable this check box to push server certificates.
  4. Enter the Push Details.
    Table 2. Field descriptions for the Push Details
    Field Description
    Push Automatically To automatically push the certificate after it is renewed/reissued to the target system, enable this checkbox.
    Note: The auto push feature for a certificate works only if enabled for the certificate application connector as well the associated certificate group. To enable this feature at the certificate group level, refer the instructions here.
    Note:
    • Push support is enabled to deliver the certificate to the mid-server gateway pod.
    • Push is not allowed when the certificate is not paired with the appropriate private key.
    • Push is not allowed if the certificate is expired or has been revoked.
  5. Click Save.
    The connector is displayed on the certificate holistic view.