Import the VMware Aria Automation Certificate in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for Private Cloud Automation for VMware Cloud Foundation

To prepare VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle for deploying VMware Aria Automation, you must add the VMware Aria Automation SSL certificate that you generated by using the certificate generation utility (CertGenVVS) to the VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle locker.

UI Procedure

1. Log in to VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle at https://<aria_suite_lifecycle_fqdn> as vcfadmin@local.
2. On the My services page, click Locker.
3. In the navigation pane, click Certificates.

4. On the Certificates page, click Import.

5. On the Import certificate page, enter a name for the VMware Aria Automation certificate according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

6. Click Browse file, navigate to the VMware Aria Automation certificate PEM file, and click Open.

7. On the Import certificate page, click Import.

PowerShell Procedure

1. Start PowerShell.

2. Replace the values in the sample code with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and run the commands in the PowerShell console.

   $sddcManagerFqdn = "sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io"
   $sddcManagerUser = "[email protected]"
   $sddcManagerPass = "VMw@re1!"
   
   $certificateAlias = "xint-vra01"

3. Perform the configuration by running the command in the PowerShell console.

   Import-vRSLCMLockerCertificate -server $sddcManagerFqdn -user $sddcManagerUser -pass $sddcManagerPass -certificateAlias $certificateAlias

4. In the dialog box that opens, navigate to the VMware Aria Automation certificate PEM file, and click Open.