When launching the VMRC from vCenter UI you receive warning message "The host certificate chain is not complete".

Products

• VMware vSphere ESXi

Issue/Introduction

When you launch Remote console from vCenter you get warning message 

Invalid Security Certificate
The server you are connecting to is presenting a security certificate with the following problems:
- The host certificate chain is not complete.
  
  Do you want to ignore these problems and proceed anyway?
  
  Always trust this host with this certificate
  
  View Certificate   Connect Anyway  Cancel

 

Clicking on View Certificate you are presented with vCenter certificate

 

Environment

VMware Remote Console 12.x

Cause

vCenter certificate is not trusted by local workstation

Resolution

Import root certificate to Trusted Root Certification Authorities store on local workstation.

 

For how to do that please see 

Download and install vCenter Server root certificates to avoid web browser certificate warnings