The vRealize Operations for Horizon components store certificates in Java keystore format.

You can use the Java keytool utility to view and control these files.

Horizon Adapter

Certificate and trust store files for the Horizon Adapter are located in the /usr/lib/vmware-vcops/user/plugins/inbound/V4V_adapter3/work directory on the vRealize Operations Manager node where the adapter instance is running. The names and passwords of these files are defined in the msgserver.properties file in the same directory.

Table 1. Adapter Certificate Properties
Property Default Value Description

keyfile

v4v-adapter.jks

Certificate that the adapter uses to authenticate itself to agents.

keypass

Password to the keystore file specified in the keyfile property. The password is dynamically generated.

trustfile

v4v-truststore.jks

Trust store that the adapter uses to authenticate broker agent certificates.

trustpass

Password to the keystore file specified in the trustfile property. The password is dynamically generated.

Broker Agent

Certificate and trust store files for the broker agent are located in the C:\ProgramData\VMware\vRealize Operations for Horizon\Broker Agent\conf directory on the Horizon Connection Server host where the agent is running. The names and passwords of these files are defined in the msgclient.properties file in the same directory.

Table 2. Broker Agent Certificate Properties
Property Default Value Description

keyfile

v4v-brokeragent.jks

Certificate that the broker agent uses to authenticate itself to the Horizon Adapter.

keypass

Password to the keystore file specified in the keyfile property. The password is dynamically generated.

trustfile

v4v-truststore.jks

Trust store that the broker agent uses to authenticate adapter instance certificates.

trustpass

Password to the keystore file specified in the trustfile property. The password is dynamically generated.