Replace the certificates on vSphere Replication in each site so that vSphere Replication can communicate with connected management solutions over a secure connection.

Prerequisites

Verify that a signed certificate, generated by the CertGenVVS utility (see https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/85527), is available for the Site Recovery Manager instance.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vSphere Replication appliance configuration interface at https://<vrms_fqdn>:5480 as admin.
  2. In the left pane, click Certificates.
  3. In the Appliance certificate panel, click Change.
  4. In the Change certificate dialog box, configure the settings and click Change.

    Setting

    Value

    Select certificate type

    Use a PKCS #12 certificate file

    Certificate file

    Select the p12 file that you generated by using CertGenVVS.

    Password

    Enter the certificate passphrase.
  5. Log in back to the vSphere Replication management interface.
  6. In the left pane, click Certificates.
  7. In the Appliance certificate panel, verify the updated certificate information.