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Hybrid vSphere SSL Certificate Replacement

byArron King 01.31.2024 Certificates VCSA

When it comes to SSL Certificates and vCenter, there are a few options: Use the Self-Signed Certificates that are the default – ignore the untrusted certificate warning and go about your day Use the Self-Signed Certificates that are the default and Download the self-signed vCenter Certificate Chain to add it…

Using OpenSSL to create SSL Certificates for vSphere

byArron King 01.30.2024 Certificates vSphere

OpenSSL can be very useful when it comes to working with SSL Certificates in a vSphere environment. It is widely available in Linux/Unix – and that includes the Photon OS in your vCenter. Just be careful! You should also review the VMware Documentation for vSphere Certificate Requirements for Different Solution…

Log Insight Custom SSL Cert Upgrade Issue

byArron King 04.20.2023 Aria Operations for Logs Certificates

Notes: If you are reading this after 4/30/23 and the SSL Certificates on your Log Insight deployment have expired – check out KB 92080. It contains the steps to replace the expired certificate in Log Insight. As of 4/25 – the documentation in the release notes and KB articles have…

vCenter Server Certificate Status Alarm

byArron King 09.16.2022 Certificates VCSA

Earlier this week I began receiving alarms from my vCenter regarding a Certificate Status Alarm. I had not run into this particular error before and it took me a bit of investigation to get it solved. An unusual certificate description The alert kept repeating on an hourly interval and I…

Using OpenSSL to create certificate signing request with Subject Alternative Names

byArron King 02.28.2022 Before I Forget Certificates

Now that I had replaced the self-signed certificates in my vSphere environment, I started to wonder what other parts of my homelab could use the same treatment. While I worked on this, I learned how to use OpenSSL to generate a certificate signing request with Subject Alternative Names – and…

Setup vCenter as Subordinate CA and Replace Host Certificates

byArron King 02.24.2022 Certificates VCSA

Updated – 3/23/22: Added some notes to regarding Certificate Chain Ordering after working working with a customer using a certificate exported directly from the Microsoft Certificate Management Console. I was trying to replace the self-signed certificates in my vSphere environment – for both the vCenter Server Appliance and the ESXi…

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