"Failed to register certificate Status: 401 Unauthorized" when configuring NetApp SRA

Products

• VMware Live Recovery

Issue/Introduction

• When configuring a NetApp SRA on VMware Site Recovery Manager the following error is thrown
  
  
  Configuring the SRA adapter ....
  self signed certificate produced.
  Failed to register certificate Status: 401 Unauthorized
  Response body: ["Failed Validating credentials"]

  
  
  
  
• Using ONTAP Tools for VMware (OTV) version 10

 

Environment

VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.x

Cause

• The wrong credentials were used to register the SRA within SRM.

Resolution

• For resolution of this issue, engage NetApp support. 

Additional Information

• Further information about this issue is provided in NetApp article 
  • ONTAP Tools: Configure SRA on the SRM appliance using OTV 10 fails
    https://kb.netapp.com/data-mgmt/OTV/SRA_Kbs/ONTAP_Tools%3A_Configure_SRA_on_the_SRM_appliance_using_OTV_10_fails
    
    
• NetApp OTV refers to ONTAP Tools for VMware vSphere, which is a suite of tools combining the capabilities of Virtual Storage Console, Storage Replication Adapter, and VASA Provider.