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Configuring Remote Consoles
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If your vRealize Automation deployment uses untrusted certificates, before you can use remote consoles
with VMRC, you must configure your client browser to trust the certificate, The steps to do this vary by
browser.
If vRealize Automation is configured with a trusted SSL certificate for your environment, then VMRC does
not require additional configuration on client browsers. When a vRealize Appliance certificate is replaced
and is a trusted certificate, there is no need to update certificate information for the Web browser client.
If you want to replace the certificate, see the topic on replacing a vRealize Appliance certificate in the
System Administration guide for vRealize Automation.
Remote connections using VMRC for machines provisioned on vSphere are secured by vRealize
Appliance certificates through a proxy console. VMRC requires WebSockets support in the browser and
browsers must trust the vRealize Appliance certificate. The certificate can be obtained by going to the
root-level virtual appliance at an address of the form https://vra-va.eng.mycompany.com/.
For information about support requirements for browsers and vSphere, see the VMware vRealize Support
Matrix.
This chapter includes the following topics:
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Configure Firefox to Trust a Certificate for vRealize Automation
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Configure Internet Explorer to Trust a Certificate for vRealize Automation
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Configure Chrome to Trust a Certificate for vRealize Appliance
Configure Firefox to Trust a Certificate for
vRealize Automation
Untrusted vRealize Appliance certificates must be manually imported to client browsers to support
VMware Remote Console on clients provisioned on vSphere.
For information about supported versions of Firefox, see the VMware vRealize Support Matrix on the
VMware Web site.
Note If vRealize Automation is configured with a trusted SSL certificate for your environment, then
VMRC does not require additional configuration on client browsers.
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