If you change the SSL certificate of vCenter Server, you cannot access vSphere Replication.

Problem

vSphere Replication uses a certificate-based authentication to connect to vCenter Server. If you change the vCenter Server certificate, vSphere Replication is inaccessible.

Cause

The vSphere Replication database contains the old vCenter Server certificate.

Solution

  1. Log into the VRMS Appliance Management Interface of the vSphere Replication appliance and click Summary > Reconfigure.
  2. Follow all prompts of the reconfiguration wizard without changing any configuration information.
    vSphere Replication restarts with the new vCenter Server certificate.
  3. Log in to the vSphere Client.
  4. On the home page, click Site Recovery and click Open Site Recovery.
  5. On the Site Recovery home page, select a site pair and click View Details.
  6. Select Site Pair > Summary, and click Reconnect.
  7. Select the services you want to pair. Enter the address of the Platform Services Controller on the remote site, provide the vCenter Single Sign-On user name and password, and click Reconnect.
    If the Platform Services Controller manages more than one vCenter Server instance, the other vCenter Server instances appear in the list but you cannot select a different instance. You can only select the vCenter Server instance that vSphere Replication already extends.
  8. Repeat steps 3 to 7 for all available pairings.