vSphere Replication plug-in shows unknown status on the Web Client after registering to vCenter Server

Products

• VMware Live Recovery
• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms:

• After registering to vCenter Server, you see this error in the Web Client:
  
  Unable to initialize vSphere Replication startup services. Check the vCenter Server logs for vSphere Replication errors
  
  
• Could not connect to one or more vCenter Server systems: https://vc.vcloud.local:443/sdk.

Cause

The issue is occurs due to the duplicate vCenter Server entry in the PSC as vCenter Server was reinstalled using same DB.

Resolution

To resolve this issue, identify the duplicate vCenter Server service ID and unregister it from PSC.

For more information, see “Failed to verify the SSL certificate for one or more vCenter Server Systems” error in the vSphere Web Client (2050273).

Notes:

• Ensure to take a snapshot of vCenter Server and PSC before proceeding with the steps.
• In some cases, rebooting PSC and VC is required after un-registering.

Additional Information

“Failed to verify the SSL certificate for one or more vCenter Server Systems” error in the vSphere Web Client