After deployment of the NSX Manager for the management cluster, replace the default certificate. NSX Manager can communicate with the other management solutions over a trusted connection.

Table 1. Certificate-Related Files on the NSX Manager Instance for the Management Cluster in Region B
NSX Manager FQDN Certificate filename
lax01m01nsx01.lax01.rainpole.local lax01m01nsx01.4.p12

Prerequisites

  • CA-signed certificate files generated by using VMware Validated Design Certificate Generation Utility (CertGenVVD). See the VMware Validated Design Planning and Preparation documentation.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the appliance interface of NSX Manager for the management cluster.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://lax01m01nsx01.lax01.rainpole.local .
    2. Log in using the following credentials.
      Setting Value
      User name admin
      Password nsx_manager_admin_password
  2. On the Home page, select Manage Appliance Settings.
  3. On the Manage tab, click SSL Certificates and click Upload PKSCS#12 Keystore.
  4. Browse to the certificate chain file lax01m01nsx01.4.p12, provide the keystore password or passphrase, and click Import.
  5. Restart the NSX Manager to propagate the CA-signed certificate.
    1. In the top right corner of the NSX Manager page, click the Settings icon. 
    2. From the drop-down menu, select Reboot Appliance.
    3. On the Reboot Confirmation dialog box, click Yes.