Aria Operations Adapter is in warning state with error "Certificate Validation failed"

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

• In the Quick Start page you see error , "Your Certificate is expired. Please check the expiry date to take an action"
  Within the Certificate management page you see warnings such as "Expired" or "More than 3 days remaining".
  
  
• The Aria Operations adapter is in warning state with error "Certificate validation failed"

• Adapter is in warning state with message "Certificate validation failed"

• When generating a report for objects that are collected by the affected adapter instance the metrics will appear with - 

 

Environment

Aria Operations 8.x 

Cause

Expired Adapter Certificate in Aria Operations.  This may occur periodically as Environments grow and certificates expire.

Resolution

1. In a Web browser, navigate to the Aria Operations administration interface at https://node-FQDN-or-ip-address/ui
2. Log in with the administrator user name and password.
3. In the menu, click Administration, and in the left pane click Management > Certificates.
   • Note: For newer product versions, it may be Administration > Certificates
4. In the certificate window, select the certificate that has to be removed.
5. Click Delete to remove the certificate.
   • Note: If the certificate is being used by the adapter, then the following message comes up:

If you delete a certificate which is already being used by another adapter, the adapter fails to connect or start. As a workaround, perform the following steps:

1. On the left pane, click Data Sources > Integrations
2. Select the particular adapter and go to edit settings
3. Click Validate Connection
4. A prompt comes up asking the user to import the associated certificate. Click OK.
5. Restart the adapter collection from the Integrations page.

 

 

 

Additional Information

Impact/Risks:

The adapter collection will be down, with the respective adapter in warning state