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On a management node (external installation):
C:\>"C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmcad\"certool --getrootca --server=<psc-ip-or-
fqdn>
The output looks similar to this:
output:
Certificate:
Data:
Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number:
cf:2d:ff:49:88:50:e5:af
...
2 (Optional) List the VECS TRUSTED_ROOTS store and compare the certificate serial number there
with the output from Step 1.
This command works on both Platform Services Controller nodes and management nodes because
VECS polls vmdir.
"C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmafdd\"vecs-cli entry list --store TRUSTED_ROOTS --text
In the simplest case with only one root certificate, the output looks like this:
Number of entries in store : 1
Alias : 960d43f31eb95211ba3a2487ac840645a02894bd
Entry type : Trusted Cert
Certificate:
Data:
Version: 3 (0x2)
Serial Number:
cf:2d:ff:49:88:50:e5:af
3 Generate a new VMCA root certificate. The command adds the certificate to the TRUSTED_ROOTS
store in VECS and in vmdir (VMware Directory Service).
C:\>"C:\Program Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmcad\"certool --selfca --config="C:\Program
Files\VMware\vCenter Server\vmcad\certool.cfg"
On Windows, --config is optional because the command uses the default certool.cfg file.
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