Aria Operations Adapter is in warning state with error "Certificate Validation failed"
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Article ID: 312234
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Products
VMware Aria Suite
Issue/Introduction
Symptoms:
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"
Environment
Aria Operations
Cause
Expired Adapter Certificate in Aria Operations. This may occur periodically as Environments grow and certificates expire.
Resolution
In a Web browser, navigate to the Aria Operations administration interface at https://node-FQDN-or-ip-address/ui.
Log in with the administrator user name and password.
In the menu, click Administration, and in the left pane click Management > Certificates.
Note: For newer product versions, it may be Administration > Certificates
In the certificate window, select the certificate that has to be removed.
Click Delete to remove the certificate.
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:
On the left pane, click Data Sources > Integrations
Select the particular adapter and go to edit settings
Click Validate Connection
A prompt comes up asking the user to import the associated certificate. Click OK.
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