Installation fails with error "Could not acquire VCF services runtime cluster's certificate from SDDC Manager" in VCF Automation

Products

• VCF Operations

Issue/Introduction

• During the deployment or installation of VCF Automation via VCF Operations lifecycle management (VCF Operation -> Build -> Lifecycle management), the initialization task fails.
• The VCF Automation deployment routine stops during the validation or infrastructure handshake stage.
• Error: 'Could not acquire VCF services runtime cluster's certificate from SDDC Manager.' - The VCF Operations user interface displays the following exact error string.

Environment

VMware Cloud Foundation 9.1

Resolution

To resolve the issue, proceed with a manual cleanup by following the KB (Failed component cleanup during VCF 9.1 installation or upgrade)