Generates a new CSR (certificate signing request).
Synopsis
asadmin generate-csr [--help]
[--domainName=name]
[--domainDir=directory]
[--node=nodeName]
[--nodeDir=directory]
[--listener=listenername]
[--target=instanceName]
[alias]Description
This command can generate a certificate signing request (CSR) for an instance or listener’s self-signed certificate, placing the resultant CSR file in the as-install/glassfish/tls directory, using the alias name as the generated file name for the CSR.
| The command overwrite a CSR with the same name already present in the directory. | 
Options
- --help
- -?
- 
Displays the help text for the subcommand. 
- --target
- 
This option helps specify the target on which you are generating the CSR. Valid values are: - server
- 
Applies to the default server instance. This is the default value. 
- cluster_name
- 
Applies to every server instance in the cluster. 
- instance_name
- 
Applies to a specified sever instance. 
 
- --listener
- 
The name of the HTTP or IIOP listener to add the certificate to. 
- --domainname
- 
The name of the domain where the target instance exists. Defaults to domain1or the existing domain if only one exists.
- --domainDir
- 
The path to the directory containing the target domain. Defaults to as-install/glassfish/domains
- --node
- 
The name of the node where the target instance exists. Defaults to localhost-$domainname
- --nodeDir
- 
The path to the directory containing the target node. Defaults to as-install/glassfish/nodes
Operands
- alias
- 
The alias name to use when generating the CSR for the corresponding self-signed certificate. 
Examples
Example 1 Generate a new CSR for the certificate with the test-cert alias
asadmin generate-csr --listener http-listener-2 --target instance-1 test_cert