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5 Upload the certificate signing request to a certificate authority and request a signed certificate.
If the certificate authority requests a password for the certificate private key, use the password
configured for the certificate store.
The certificate authority returns a signed certificate.
6 To import the certificate, copy the certificate file to the View adapter work directory and run the keytool
utility with the –import option.
For example:
keytool –import –alias v4v-adapter –file certificate-filename -keystore v4v-adapter.jks
certificate-filename is the name of the certificate file from the certificate authority.
When the keytool utility is finished, the signed certificate is imported to the adapter certificate store.
7 To start using the new certificate, restart the View adapter on the node where the adapter is running.
Platform Action
Linux
Run the service vmware-vcops restart command.
Windows
Use the Windows Services tool (services.msc) to restart the vRealize
Operations View Adapter service.
What to do next
After you restart the View adapter, you must pair any broker agents that are attached to the View adapter.
See “Certificate Pairing,” on page 21.
Replace the Default Certificate for the Broker Agent
A self-signed certificate is generated when you first install the broker agent. The broker agent uses this
certificate by default to authenticate to the View adapter. You can replace the self-signed certificate with a
certificate that is signed by a valid certificate authority.
Prerequisites
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Verify that you can connect to the View Connection Server host where the broker agent is installed.
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Verify that the keytool utility is added to the system path on the View Connection Server host where
the broker agent is installed.
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Verify that you have the password for the certificate store. You can obtain this password from the
msgserver.properties file. See “Broker Agent Certificate and Trust Store Files,” on page 17.
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Become familiar with the Java keytool utility. Documentation is available at http://docs.oracle.com.
Procedure
1 Log in to the View Connection Server host where the broker agent is installed.
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