diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/src/com/cloud/ucs/manager/UcsHttpClient.java b/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/src/com/cloud/ucs/manager/UcsHttpClient.java
index 66d2ed2cbf0..945d921a8d3 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/src/com/cloud/ucs/manager/UcsHttpClient.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/ucs/src/com/cloud/ucs/manager/UcsHttpClient.java
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 // to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
 // "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
 // with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
-// 
+//
 //   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-// 
+//
 // Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
 // software distributed under the License is distributed on an
 // "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
@@ -17,26 +17,50 @@
 //
 package com.cloud.ucs.manager;
 
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.Header;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.HttpClient;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.URI;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.contrib.ssl.EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.PostMethod;
 import org.apache.commons.httpclient.methods.StringRequestEntity;
+import org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.Protocol;
 
 import com.cloud.utils.exception.CloudRuntimeException;
 
 public class UcsHttpClient {
     private static HttpClient client = new HttpClient();
-    private String url;
+    private static Protocol ucsHttpsProtocol = new org.apache.commons.httpclient.protocol.Protocol("https", new EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory(), 443);
+    private final String url;
 
     public UcsHttpClient(String ip) {
-        this.url = String.format("http://%s/nuova", ip);
+        url = String.format("http://%s/nuova", ip);
+        Protocol.registerProtocol("https", ucsHttpsProtocol);
     }
 
     public String call(String xml) {
         PostMethod post = new PostMethod(url);
         post.setRequestEntity(new StringRequestEntity(xml));
         post.setRequestHeader("Content-type", "text/xml");
+        //post.setFollowRedirects(true);
         try {
             int result = client.executeMethod(post);
+            if (result == 302) {
+                // Handle HTTPS redirect
+                // Ideal way might be to configure from add manager API
+                // for using either HTTP / HTTPS
+                // Allow only one level of redirect
+                String redirectLocation;
+                Header locationHeader = post.getResponseHeader("location");
+                if (locationHeader != null) {
+                    redirectLocation = locationHeader.getValue();
+                }
+                else {
+                    throw new CloudRuntimeException("Call failed: Bad redirect from UCS Manager");
+                }
+                post.setURI(new URI(redirectLocation));
+                result = client.executeMethod(post);
+            }
+            // Check for errors
             if (result != 200) {
                throw new CloudRuntimeException("Call failed: " + post.getResponseBodyAsString());
             }
diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/cisco-vnmc/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory.java b/utils/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory.java
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/network-elements/cisco-vnmc/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory.java
rename to utils/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasySSLProtocolSocketFactory.java
diff --git a/plugins/network-elements/cisco-vnmc/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasyX509TrustManager.java b/utils/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasyX509TrustManager.java
similarity index 88%
rename from plugins/network-elements/cisco-vnmc/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasyX509TrustManager.java
rename to utils/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasyX509TrustManager.java
index ae9f9380b31..679d41b2e99 100644
--- a/plugins/network-elements/cisco-vnmc/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasyX509TrustManager.java
+++ b/utils/src/org/apache/commons/httpclient/contrib/ssl/EasyX509TrustManager.java
@@ -32,21 +32,22 @@ import java.security.NoSuchAlgorithmException;
 import java.security.cert.CertificateException;
 import java.security.cert.X509Certificate;
 
-import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;
 import javax.net.ssl.TrustManager;
+import javax.net.ssl.TrustManagerFactory;
 import javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager;
-import org.apache.commons.logging.Log; 
+
+import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 /**
  * <p>
- * EasyX509TrustManager unlike default {@link X509TrustManager} accepts 
- * self-signed certificates. 
+ * EasyX509TrustManager unlike default {@link X509TrustManager} accepts
+ * self-signed certificates.
  * </p>
  * <p>
- * This trust manager SHOULD NOT be used for productive systems 
- * due to security reasons, unless it is a concious decision and 
- * you are perfectly aware of security implications of accepting 
+ * This trust manager SHOULD NOT be used for productive systems
+ * due to security reasons, unless it is a concious decision and
+ * you are perfectly aware of security implications of accepting
  * self-signed certificates
  * </p>
  * 
@@ -78,20 +79,22 @@ public class EasyX509TrustManager implements X509TrustManager
         if (trustmanagers.length == 0) {
             throw new NoSuchAlgorithmException("no trust manager found");
         }
-        this.standardTrustManager = (X509TrustManager)trustmanagers[0];
+        standardTrustManager = (X509TrustManager)trustmanagers[0];
     }
 
     /**
      * @see javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager#checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[],String authType)
      */
-    public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] certificates,String authType) throws CertificateException {
-        standardTrustManager.checkClientTrusted(certificates,authType);
+    @Override
+    public void checkClientTrusted(X509Certificate[] certificates, String authType) throws CertificateException {
+        standardTrustManager.checkClientTrusted(certificates, authType);
     }
 
     /**
      * @see javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager#checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[],String authType)
      */
-    public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] certificates,String authType) throws CertificateException {
+    @Override
+    public void checkServerTrusted(X509Certificate[] certificates, String authType) throws CertificateException {
         if ((certificates != null) && LOG.isDebugEnabled()) {
             LOG.debug("Server certificate chain:");
             for (int i = 0; i < certificates.length; i++) {
@@ -101,14 +104,15 @@ public class EasyX509TrustManager implements X509TrustManager
         if ((certificates != null) && (certificates.length == 1)) {
             certificates[0].checkValidity();
         } else {
-            standardTrustManager.checkServerTrusted(certificates,authType);
+            standardTrustManager.checkServerTrusted(certificates, authType);
         }
     }
 
     /**
      * @see javax.net.ssl.X509TrustManager#getAcceptedIssuers()
      */
+    @Override
     public X509Certificate[] getAcceptedIssuers() {
-        return this.standardTrustManager.getAcceptedIssuers();
+        return standardTrustManager.getAcceptedIssuers();
     }
 }