Note   If you use a different methodology from the one outlined in this paper to export the server certificate from the primary front-end Web server and import it to the remaining front-end Web servers, on subsequent front-end Web servers you might encounter issues such as warnings in the event log that the private key is missing or invalid. For more information, see the "Troubleshooting" section later in this paper.

You must do the following on the primary front-end Web server:

1. Open Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager.
2. In the console tree, expand the computer name node.
3. Expand the Web Sites node, right-click Default Web Site, and then click Properties.
4. On the Directory Security tab, in the Secure communications section, click Server Certificate.
5. On the Welcome to the Web Server Certificate Wizard page, click Next.
6. On the Modify the Current Certificate Assignment page, click Export the current certificate to a .pfx file, and then click Next.
7. On the Export Certificate page, do the following:
   1. Click Browse, and navigate to :\Certificates\common_name. This is the directory that you created in the procedure in the "Step 2: Create a Server Certificate by Using the Certificate Wizard" step.

       Note   You should copy the file to a network share because you will need to access it from the remaining front-end Web servers when you install it on them.

   2. Click Save.
   3. Click Next.
8. On the Certificate Password page, do the following:
   1. In the Password box, type a password.

      You will be prompted for this password when you install the certificate on another front-end Web server.

   2. In the Confirm password box, type the password again.
   3. Click Next.
9. On the Export Certificate Summary page, click Next.
10. On the Completing the Web Server Certificate Wizard page, click Finish.
11. Click OK to close the Default Web Site Properties dialog box.