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VMware | 85994
Unable to change SRM Appliance Certificate
Last update date:
4/3/2024
Affected products:
Site Recovery Manager
Affected releases:
No affected releases provided.
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Symptoms
ERRORThe certificate's Subject Alternative Name does not contain one of the following: - an IP address that matches the SRM host IP - a DNS name that matches the SRM host name - a common Name field that matches the SRM host name.Operation ID: 8b9238a7-8004-4c88-9025-e49d0b17a4f0 SRM Appliance certificate has expired You cannot change the appliance certificate to FQDNYou are unable to change the certificate from using a short name to FQDN
Resolution
Login to SRM Appliance using putty & change the hostname to reflect FQDN root@SRMPR [ /opt/vmware/share/vami ]# ./vami_config_netMain Menu0) Show Current Configuration (scroll with Shift-PgUp/PgDown)1) Exit this program2) Default Gateway3) Hostname4) DNS5) Proxy Server6) IP Address Allocation for eth0Enter a menu number [0]:Press 3 to change the hostname to FQDNExample: If the hostname is SRMPR, change it to SRMPR.vr.local (FQDN)Now, try changing the certificate in SRM Appliance by entering the FQDN & it will work.
