Generate a request for a server certificate to send to a CA. For more information, see 3.3 Obtaining Secure Socket Layer Certificates.
Access https://is-f5.example.com, the BIG-IP load balancer login page, in a web browser.
Log in to the BIG-IP console using the following information.
username
password
Click Configure your BIG-IP (R) using the Configuration Utility.
In the left pane, click Proxies.
Click the Cert-Admin tab.
On the SSL Certificate Administration page, click Generate New Key Pair/Certificate Request.
In the Create Certificate Request page, provide the following information.
lb-2.example.com
Deployment
lb-2.example.com
password
password
Click Generate Key Pair/Certificate Request.
On the SSL Certificate Request page, the request is generated in the Certificate Request field.
Save the text contained in the Certificate Request field to a file named lb-2.csr.
Log out of the console and close the browser.
Send lb-2.csr to the CA of your choice.
The CA issues and returns a certified server certificate named lb-2.cer.