Generating and updating the certificate on the ESXi host from VMware

Last Updated : Jun 08, 2018 |

About this task

Generate new certificates only if you change the host name or accidentally delete the certificate. Under certain circumstances, you must force the host to generate new certificates.

To receive the full benefit of certificate checking, particularly if you want to use encrypted remote connections externally, do not use a self-signed certificate. Instead, install new certificates that are signed by a valid internal certificate authority or purchase a certificate from a trusted security authority.

Procedure

To generate and update ESXi host and vCenter certificates, see the VMware documentation.

Next Steps

Note:

The host certificate must match the fully qualified domain name of the host.

VMware places only FQDN in certificates that are generated on the host. Therefore, use a fully qualified domain name to connect to ESXi hosts and vCenter from Solution Deployment Manager.

The connection from Solution Deployment Manager 7.1 and later to a vCenter or ESXi host by using an IP address fails because the IP address is absent in the certificate and the connection is not sufficiently secure.