Upgrading VXRAIL precheck Failed with error: "Failed to validate VXRAIL Manager <FQDN> cert, ensure it is a valid certificate with its common name matching the host name." after a renewal of a VXRAIL Manager certificate.

Products

• VMware SDDC Manager

Issue/Introduction

• Upgrade Subtask message error:
  Message: Failed to validate VxRail Manager <FQDN> cert, ensure it is a valid certificate with its common name matching the host name.
  
  
• From Inventory > Workload Domain,
  Select the impacted Domain > Certificates, the VXRAIL Manager's Certificate Operation Status state: Connection cannot be established because certificate is not trusted Review

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 4.x
VMware Cloud Foundation 5.x

Cause

The VXRAIL Manager certificate was renewed directly from the VXRAIL Manager and needs to be added to the SDDC Manager Trust Store  

Resolution

Add a Trusted Certificate to the SDDC Manager Trust Store with the following resolution:
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vcf/vcf-5-2-and-earlier/4-5/administering/certificate-management-admin/add-a-trusted-certificate-to-the-sddc-manager-trust-store-admin.html