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If you replace a default certificate with a certificate that is signed by a CA, but View Connection Server does
not trust the root certificate, you must determine whether to accept the certificate thumbprint. A thumbprint
is a cryptographic hash of a certificate. The thumbprint is used to quickly determine if a presented certificate
is the same as another certificate, such as the certificate that was accepted previously.
NOTE If you install vCenter Server and View Composer on the same Windows Server host, they can use the
same SSL certificate, but you must configure the certificate separately for each component.
For details about configuring SSL certificates, see "Configuring SSL Certificates for View Servers" in the VMware
View Installation document.
You first add vCenter Server and View Composer to View in the Add vCenter Server wizard in View
Administrator. If a certificate is untrusted and you do not accept the thumbprint, you cannot add vCenter
Server and View Composer to View.
After these servers are added to View, you can reconfigure them in the Edit vCenter Server dialog.
NOTE You also must accept a certificate thumbprint when you upgrade from an earlier View release to View
5.1 or later, and a vCenter Server or View Composer certificate is untrusted, or if you replace a trusted certificate
with an untrusted certificate.
On the View Administrator dashboard, the vCenter Server or View Composer icon turns red and an Invalid
Certificate Detected dialog box appears. You must click Verify and follow the procedure shown here.
Procedure
1 When View Administrator displays an Invalid Certificate Detected dialog box, click View Certificate.
2 Examine the certificate thumbprint in the Certificate Information window.
3 Examine the certificate thumbprint that was configured for the vCenter Server or View Composer instance.
a On the vCenter Server or View Composer host, start the MMC snap-in and open the Windows
Certificate Store.
b Navigate to the vCenter Server or View Composer certificate.
c Click the Certificate Details tab to display the certificate thumbprint.
4 Verify that the thumbprint in the Certificate Information window matches the thumbprint for the vCenter
Server or View Composer instance.
5 Determine whether to accept the certificate thumbprint.
Option Description
The thumbprints match.
Click Accept to use the default certificate.
The thumbprints do not match.
Click Reject.
Troubleshoot the mismatched certificates. For example, you might have
provided an incorrect IP address for vCenter Server or View Composer.
Upgrade to View Connection Server 5.1 on a Different Machine
As part of your upgrade, you can migrate View Connection Server to a new machine. For example, if you have
View 4.6.x Connection Server on a 32-bit Windows 2003 Server machine, you can migrate to a 64-bit Windows
2008 Server machine.
Prerequisites
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Upgrade at least one existing View Connection Server instance to View 5.1. See “Upgrade View Connection
Servers in a Replicated Group,” on page 25. During this upgrade, your existing View LDAP will be
upgraded.
VMware View Upgrades
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