Failed to update the certificates for vCenter server service.
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Failed to update the certificates for vCenter server service.

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Article ID: 311870

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Products

VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Alarms are showing in vSphere UI with a warning that some vCenter services have failed to update their certificates.

Cause

After vCenter server certificate replacement operation or the trusted roots import into vCenter server, some services may fail to load the new certificates.

Resolution

Symptoms

Causes

Resolutions

Failed to update the certificates for WCP.

Workload Control Plane service failed to load the new certificates.

Restart the WCP service, refer to Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services for more instructions.

Failed to update the certificates for Update manager

VMware Update Manager service failed to load the new certificates.

Restart the update manager service, refer to Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services for more instructions.

Failed to update certificates for auto deploy.

VMware vSphere Auto Deploy Waiter service failed to load the new certificates.

Restart the autodeploy service, refer to Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services for more instructions. 

Failed to update certificates for VLCM.

VMware vCenter Lifecycle API service failed to load the new certificates.

Restart the VLCM service, refer to Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services for more instructions.

Failed to update certificates for VSAN HEALTH.

VMware VSAN Health Service failed to load the new certificates.

Restart the VSAN HEALTH service, refer to  Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services for more instructions.

Failed to update certificates for POD.

VMware Patching and Host Management service failed to load the new certificates.

Restart the POD service, refer to Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services for more instructions.

Failed to update certificates for SPS

VMware vSphere Profile-Driven Storage service failed to load the new certificates.

Restart the SPS service, refer to Stopping, Starting or Restarting VMware vCenter Server Appliance 6.x & above services for more instructions.