Aria Operations certificate expired and the cluster is down

Products

• VCF Operations

Issue/Introduction

There is a warning showing that the certificate is expired and when trying to renew the certificate, the cluster is stuck in a "Going Offline" state.

Cause

The certificate is expired and a new one needs to be installed.

Resolution

Install a New Certificate in VCF Operations   

1. In a Web browser, navigate to the VCF Operations administration interface at https://vcfops-node-FQDN-or-ip-address/admin.
2. Log in with the local admin username and password.
3. At the upper right, click the yellow SSL Certificate icon.
4. In the SSL Certificate window, click Install New Certificate.
5. Click Browse for certificate.
6. Locate the certificate .pem file, and click Open to load the file in the Certificate Information text box.

Note: The certificate file must contain a valid private key and a valid certificate chain.

8. Click Install.
9. If you are on VCF Operations 8.10 or later, once the certificate is installed, click Bring Online under Cluster Status.

Note: Wait for Cluster Status to show as Online.

For additional information on installing custom certificates, please reference this article:  Configure a Certificate For Use With VCF Operations