Error: Failed to initialize SSL session to remote Host.

Products

• VMware Desktop Hypervisor

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:
Trying to connect various ESXI servers from VMware Fusion, fails with an error: "Failed to initialize SSL session to remote host".

Environment

VMware Fusion 11.x

Cause

This issue occurs due to the time zone discrepancy between Mac OS, vCenter Server, and vSphere ESXi.

Resolution

Verifying the System time on the Mac OS and the Hosts are correct.

*How to check the Time Preferences in Mac OS:

1. Choose Apple menu  > System Preferences, then click Date & Time.
2. Click the lock icon at the bottom left of the window, then enter your administrator password to unlock the settings. (The settings are dimmed when locked)
3. In the Date & Time pane, make sure that "Set date and time automatically" is selected and your Mac is connected to the internet. Your Mac can then get the current date and time from the network time server selected in the adjacent menu.
4. If you don't have an internet connection, or you want to set the date and time manually, deselect "Set date and time automatically". You can then click today’s date on the calendar, drag the clock’s hands to the correct time, or use the fields above the calendar and clock to enter the date and time. Then click Save.

*Verifying time synchronization across an ESX/ESXi host environment

Kindly, click on the below Knowledge Base Article:
https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/1003736?lang=en_us