Failed to Configure AD over LDAPS identity source on VCenter Server

Products

• VMware vCenter Server

Issue/Introduction

Configuring an identity source with type "Active Directory over LDAPS" fails with an error message:

Cannot configure identity source due to 'Identity Store certificates' value should not be empty.

Environment

VMware vCenter Server with AD over LDAPS 

Cause

This is an expected error as certificates are requisite for LDAPS to facilitate secure connection.

 

Resolution

Steps to configuring AD over LDAPS are outlined in KB: Configuring a vCenter Single Sign-On Identity Source using LDAP with SSL (LDAPS)