If you replaced the certificate for a VMware Cloud Foundation component outside of SDDC Manager then you must add the new certificate to the SDDC Manager trust store.

This functionality is available in VMware Cloud Foundation 4.5.1 and later.
Replacing the certificate for a VMware Cloud Foundation component outside of SDDC Manager results in an error in the SDDC Manager UI.
SDDC Manager error displayed for untrusted certificate.

You can add the trusted certificate to the SDDC Manager trust store using the VMware Cloud Foundation API or the SDDC Manager UI. This procedure describes using the SDDC Manager UI.

Using the SDDC Manager UI adds the certificate to the trust store for outbound communications.

Procedure

  1. Click review in the error message in the SDDC Manager UI.
    In the SDDC Manager UI, click Inventory > Workload Domains, click the workload domain name, and then click the Certificates tab. The error appears in the Status column
  2. Review the information to make sure it is accurate and then click Trust Certificate.