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chuckado1
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Vsphere Web client can not verify SSL cert of vCenter system

Hello, I was having issues with the vsphere web client not working and no longer seeing the service.  So i uninstalled the application and reinstalled it and while going through the reinstall installed the certificates as prompted to during the wizard.  After logging into the web client with SSO admin to verify everything I am unable to reach vCenter through the web client and recieve the error

Failed to verify the SSL certificate for one or more vCenter Server systems:

https://hostname:443/sdk

thanks for any help

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rsk007
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This issue occur with a re-installation or upgrade of vCenter Server.

if the vCenter Server is registered to the same Single Sign-On (SSO) more than once.

you need to unregistered all duplicate vCenter Server , SSL certificates from Single Sign-On (SSO). Correct registrations need to be left.

Please find the KB below for the more information:

https://kb.vmware.com/kb/2050273

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Santhosh Ranga
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chuckado1
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I checked this and there were 8 services registered to single sign on but only one of them was vcenter so I do not believe this is the issue.

chuckado1
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Enthusiast

I was looking through vsphere_client_virgo.log and found this error in the log.

Connection failure to vc https://hostname.domain.local:443/sdk com.vmware.vim.vmomi.core.exception.CertificateValidationException: Server certificate chain not verified

I looked through the cert in C:\programdata\vmware\vmware virtualcenter\ssl and it looks to be good.  I am not sure what the issue is.  Any thoughts?