{"id":1547,"date":"2024-05-17T22:58:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-18T03:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zewwy.ca\/?p=1547"},"modified":"2024-05-20T10:24:25","modified_gmt":"2024-05-20T15:24:25","slug":"renew-vcenter-sts-certificate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zewwy.ca\/index.php\/2024\/05\/17\/renew-vcenter-sts-certificate\/","title":{"rendered":"Renew vCenter STS Certificate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Source: Refresh a vCenter Server STS Certificate Using the vSphere Client (vmware.com)<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Log in with the\u00a0vSphere Client<\/span>\u00a0to the\u00a0vCenter Server<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Specify the user name and password for administrator@vsphere.local or another member of the vCenter Single Sign-On Administrators group.<\/span>\n
    If you specified a different domain during installation, log in as administrator@\u00a0mydomain<\/var>.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. Navigate to the Certificate Management UI.<\/span>\n
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    1. From the\u00a0Home<\/span>\u00a0menu, select\u00a0Administration<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Under\u00a0Certificates<\/span>, click\u00a0Certificate Management<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. If the system prompts you, enter the credentials of your\u00a0vCenter Server<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Under\u00a0STS Signing Certificate<\/span>, click\u00a0Actions<\/span>\u00a0>\u00a0<\/abbr>Refresh with vCenter certificate<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      1. Click\u00a0Refresh<\/span>.<\/span>\n
        The VMCA refreshes the STS signing certificate on this\u00a0vCenter Server<\/span>\u00a0system and on any linked\u00a0vCenter Server<\/span>\u00a0systems.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
      2. (Optional)\u00a0<\/strong>If the\u00a0Force Refresh<\/span>\u00a0button appears,\u00a0vCenter Single Sign-On<\/span>\u00a0has detected a problem. Before clicking\u00a0Force Refresh<\/span>, consider the following potential results.<\/span>\n
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