Replications with network encryption appear in Not Active state

Existing replications that were configured with network encryption enter Not Active state.

Problem

By default, when you power on the vSphere Replication appliance, a vSphere Installation Bundle (VIB) is installed on all supported ESXi hosts in the vCenter Server inventory where the appliance is deployed. The automatic installation of the VIB file might fail due to different reasons. You must install the vSphere Replication VIB file on each ESXi instance that hosts replication source VM.

Solution

1. Temporarily deactivate the firewall on the ESXi host.
2. Establish an SSH connection to the ESXi Server.
3. Run the following command: $ esxcli software vib install -v https://VR_APPLIANCE_IP:8043/vib/vmware-hbr-agent.vib.
4. Activate the firewall on the ESXi host.