'The vSphere Replication Management Server certificate will expire soon' noticed for vSphere replication appliance VM.

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

Symptoms : 

• vSphere replication appliance self signed certificate will expire in a couple of days. 
  
  

Environment

vSphere Replication 9.x
vSphere Replication 8.x

Resolution

Implemented the fix mentioned using the following Tech Docs : 

Note: Use the 'self-signed certificate' certificate option to update the vSphere replication certificate, which fixed the certificate expiry issue for the vSphere replication appliance. 

Refer : Change the SSL Certificate of the vSphere Replication Appliance