'Your certificate is going to expire soon' banner message in Aria Operations

Products

• VCF Operations/Automation (formerly VMware Aria Suite)

Issue/Introduction

Upon logging in to the Aria Operations UI, you see a yellow banner at the top of the page that says:

"Your certificate is going to expire soon. Please check the expiry date to take an action"

Environment

VMware Aria Operations 8.x

Cause

There are certificates in the Aria Operations truststore that will expiring soon.

Resolution

1. Verify that the certificate on the endpoint is not expired before proceeding. Renew certificate on endpoint if required, by following vendor documentation for replacing certificate on endpoint
2. Follow procedure in KB article How to renew an adapter certificate or clear the Expired Certificates banner in Aria Operations to import new certificate from endpoint, ensuring that you import new certificate from endpoint before deleting expired certificate

Additional Information

Review article Certificate overview for VMware Aria Operations section 'Adapter and authentication sources' for more information on endpoint certificates and potential caveats.
TechDocs: Removing an Adapter Certificate