Should I anticipate any problems trying to use the same SSL Cert on 2 computers (primary, backup)?
- by Matt
We have a production machine running IIS6 with a wildcard SSL certificate. The certificate that was installed is not exportable.
We want to upgrade the system to IIS7. As part of this venture, we're creating a backup/failover server that will serve the exact same websites - when we take the primary down for upgrade, the secondary will take over. As such, the secondary also needs the SSL certificate.
However, since the certificate was not exportable, this means re-keying it from Go Daddy.
Per http://help.godaddy.com/article/867, I know that by re-keying the certificate the original will stop working.
I'm still pretty new to SSL certificates, so are there any problems I should anticipate when installing the same SSL certificate on 2 different machines?