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Procedure

1 Stop the VMware vCloud Automation Center Management Agent service.

2 Navigate to the Management Agent configuration file located at

[vcac_installation_folder]\Management

Agent\VMware.IaaS.Management.Agent.exe.Config, typically C:\Program Files

(x86)\VMware\vCAC\Management Agent\VMware.IaaS.Management.Agent.exe.Config.

3 Open the file for editing and locate the endpoint configuration setting for the old management site

certificate. which you can identify by the endpoint address.

For example:

<endpoint address="https://vra-va.local:5480"

thumbprint="D1542471C30A9CE694A512C5F0F19E45E6FA32E6" />

</managementEndpoints>

</agentConfiguration>

4 Change the thumbprint to the SHA1 thumbprint of the new certificate.

For example:

<endpoint address="https://vra-va.local:5480"

thumbprint="8598B073359BAE7597F04D988AD2F083259F1201" />

</managementEndpoints>

</agentConfiguration>

5 Start the VMware vCloud Automation Center Management Agent service.

6 Login to the virtual appliance management site and go to vRA Settings > Cluster.

7 Check the Distributed Deployment Information table to verify that the IaaS server has contacted the

virtual appliance recently, which confirms that the update is successful.

Automatically Update Management Agents in a Distributed Environment to Recognize a

vRealize Automation Appliance Management Site Certiﬁcate

After the Management Site certificate is updated in a high-availability deployment, the Management Agent

configuration must also be updated to recognize the new certificate and reestablish trusted

communication.

You can update vRealize Automation appliance management site certificate information for distributed

systems manually or automatically. For information about manually updating Management Agents, see

Manually Update Management Agent Certificate Recognition.

Use this procedure to update the certificate information automatically.

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