Disabling TLSv1 Support in vRealize Infrastructure Navigator

Products

• VMware Aria Suite

Issue/Introduction

In vRealize Infrastructure Navigator, TLSv1.0 is supported for communications between the vSphere Web Client extension and the vRealize Infrastructure Navigator appliance for users of vCenter Server 5.1. Users of vCenter Server 5.5 or vCenter Server 6.0 can disable this support.

Warning: If you have vCenter Server 5.1 installed, and you disable this protocol, vRealize Infrastructure Navigator will no longer work.

Environment

VMware vRealize Infrastructure Navigator 5.8.x

Resolution

<fon>To disable the TLSv1 protocol:

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1. Log on to vRealize Infrastructure Navigator appliance through SSH or console.
2. Run /opt/vadm-engine/bin/disable_security.
3. Using JConsole, connect to vRealize_Infrastructure_Navigator_IP_address:6970
   
   Note:Replace vRealize Infrastructure Navigator IP address with the actual IP. You do not need to enter a user name or password to connect.
   
   
4. On the JConsole, navigate to MBeans.
5. Under com.vmware.vadm > SystemControl > Operations, click disableTlsv1.
   
   
6. Run /opt/vadm-engine/bin/enable_security.
7. Run this command to restart the vRealize Infrastructure Navigator appliance:
   
   monit restart vcdm-engine

Note: You can also use this procedure to enable the TLSv1 protocol, by clicking enableTlsv1.