When the Configuration Manager 2007 site is operating in native mode, operating system deployment clients require root certification authority certificates for the certification authorities used with Configuration Management.

Follow this procedure to specify the root certification authority certificates for operating system deployment clients assigned to the primary site and to its secondary sites.

Note
This procedure requires that you have exported the root certification authority certificates. For more information, see How to Prepare the Root Certification Authority Certificates for Operating System Deployment Clients.

To specify the root certification authority certificates for operating system deployment clients

  1. In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Site Management.

  2. Right-click <site code> - <site code> and then click Properties.

  3. On the Site Mode tab in the site properties dialog box, ensure Native is selected for the Site mode option.

  4. In the Operating system deployment settings section, click Specify Root CA Certificates.

  5. To add a root certification authority certificate to the Configuration Manager site, in the Set Root CA Certificates dialog box, click the new icon.

  6. In the Open dialog box, select a file with a .cer extension that contains the exported certificate and then click Open.

    Note
    Configuration Manager 2007 does not support exported certificate formats other than the format DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER).

  7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 if you have additional root certification authority certificates to add.

  8. To remove a root certification authority certificate from the Configuration Manager site, in the Set Root CA Certificates dialog box, select the certificate to remove and then click the delete icon.

  9. Repeat step 8 if you have additional root certification authority certificates to remove.

  10. In the Set Root CA Certificates dialog box, click OK.

  11. In the Site Mode tab, click OK to close the site properties dialog box.

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